The healthier looking bass in the above picture were full of eggs. About a month ago and last fall I was catching skinny bass with the rare healthy one. I think the healthier appearance is due to the spawn but I could be wrong. I'm new at this. As far as angling pressure. Most of the pressure would be on the bass but the people I've talked to were mostly catch and release and one guy usually caught what he kept.

When the water is clear like right now and temps are warm I can walk around the pond and spot bunches of small bass in the shallows hunting for food I suppose.