Yellow perch as backbone of LMB food chain?

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Re: Yellow perch as backbone of LMB food chain? FishinRod #430617 12/02/15 08:27 PM
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Bill Cody Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker B Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 15,151 Likes: 491 Northwest Ohio - Malinta OH	I've grown Yellow perch males to 14" even 15" but it takes longer to get to that size compared to the females. aka Pond Doctor & Dr. Perca Read Pond Boss Magazine - America's Journal of Pond Management

Re: Yellow perch as backbone of LMB food chain? Bill Cody #430619 12/02/15 08:57 PM
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JKB Hall of Fame 2015 Lunker J Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 6,692 Michigan	D Last edited by JKB; 12/03/15 07:43 AM.

Re: Yellow perch as backbone of LMB food chain? Bill D. #430620 12/02/15 09:01 PM
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SetterGuy Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 1,904 Likes: 109 NE Missouri	Originally Posted By: Bill D. Originally Posted By: SetterGuy Originally Posted By: Bill D. Great picture Cecil! Really shows the size difference between sexes well. Seems to illustrate to me that when first stocking YP, especially in the fall, folks might want to consider stocking 2 or 3 size classes to insure a good mix of male and female. I know one member posted he stocked all large YP, 7 to 9, and ended up with all females. I stocked medium YP, 5 to 7, and ended up with pretty much all males. FWIW if I had the chance at a "do over", I would hedge my bet and initially stock 3 to 5, 5 to 7 and 7 to 9 all from the same fish farm. I agree. Great pic. When I first started catching my perch, I thought the differences in sizes was from the different sizes in the original stocking. Turns out it was just the males and females.. The question that comes to mind is how big will the males get? Say you set the minimum size for YP you harvest from your pond at 9 inches. Will you ever/rarely be harvesting any males? Sorry I have not replied earlier. Hard to follow a thread on PondBoss. I admit, I keep pretty much everything. Of those first 30, I was about 50/50 males and females. 9 yr old pond, 1 ac, 15' deep. RES, YP, GS, FHM (no longer), HBG (going away), SMB, and HSB (only one seen in 5 yrs) Restocked HSB (2020) Have seen one of these. I think that's about all I should put in my little pond. Otter attack in 2023

Re: Yellow perch as backbone of LMB food chain? FishinRod #430631 12/03/15 05:53 AM
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RAH Lunker R Joined: May 2009 Posts: 5,722 Likes: 282 Indiana, Boone County, 25 mile...	I did not appreciate the YP gender size difference and got caught with stocking all females last year (eggs not fertilized). I am hoping the 100 smaller ones added this year will have some males capable of fertilizing eggs in spring. So much for getting a head start by stocking larger fish...