Pond Boss Forums MANAGING AN EXISTING POND Feeding Summer Slugishness

As we get more and more into the summer months I'm noticing the action on my pond has slowed considerably. The pond is new this year, we stocked 400 HBG, 50 BC, and caught about 80 adult native BG from and exhisting pond. Up until about a month ago when we fed the surface would boil from feeding fish, and I could catch them all day long with my fly rod. Now not much action at all. I've seen many many schools of baby BG yoy swimming near the edges, so I caught and stocked about 10 LMB between 6" and 10" from another farm pond.
I can think of 2 things for the slowdown. 1) I made a big mistake stocking LMB too large too soon and they are eating them up. or 2) It's just the heat of the summer time and they are slugish with the warmer water and are holding in deeper water.
When I catch them with my flyrod I find quite a few of the HBG too large for the LMB and quite a few 2" BG from the spring hatch which should provide plenty of forage for the LMB. When we feed in the morning and evening they do feed, but just not as eager to take the food.
Do you all have similar experience in the summer or maybe the LMB are taking a toll on the BG population should I concentrate on trying to catch and remove a few of the LMB?
Any thoughts?

Texans report a slowdown in feeding every Summer. That's probably it with you as well. What is you water temp?

Average temp is about 85 degrees. Last night near the edges it was 90 right after the sun went down.
I'm thinking if I was a fish I'd be looking for cooler temps and a little deeper water to get out of the hot sun rays.
What is the favorite temp for BG and LMB?

IIRC they are most active about 80. 85-90 is high enough that reduced feeding is understandable.

The same thing happens in my pond during the dog days of summer. I found the best time to fish during these hot summer days is night time. Night time may also be the best time to feed when it's hot.

I snagged a couple of hours in the late morning yesterday to fish. Boy, that was the absolute worst fishing on my pond I've had all year.

All species fed perfectly normally at 8:00 PM last night.

Surface feeding has slowed here in S.E. Michigan too. I've switched to soaking the food to make it sink. All the fish(YP, BG, and LMB) are much more happy not having to come to the surface. The feeding frenzy is still going on but at greater depths.

The YP are especially happy with the sinking food!

Chuck

I live in south Texas ...water temps at 90 degrees now...on the game fish chow bag from purina it says to stop feeding at 90 degrees..fish feeding has definitely slowed at this temp..problems with water quality and O2 can develop...is part of the reason a slowing of fish metabolism at higher water temps?