Hey Aaron, I am excited about whats going here with this pond....its kind-a like my dream thing!!!! About 8 years ago,when the pond was first dug, it was less than an acre and I planted only FHM that first year, They did VERY well. The next year I planted 100 CC, 200 YP, 200 HBG. Haven't seen at cat since. I caught some nice 14" YP last summer and some small ones. I have way too many small BG and wanted to "reduce the herd" so I finally put in some predators last year. I have fed with pellets but not that much. I purchased a feeder this year and one of those Bo Jo fish lights. The GS were 4" long. I do want to have a population of CC and I don't know what happened to the ones I planted??
