The feeding amounts I estimated are very much on the high side, the maximum he could expect to feed with very aggressive bluegill that take to the food very well. Bluegill from a hatchery should take to pellet food pretty well, especially if he buys intermediates or larger. I go through a lot of food because most of the BOWs I'm managing at the moment are overpopulated with bluegill so the bluegill really go after the food. But certainly I've seen ponds where the bluegill are less crowded and they don't feed as aggressively, a scenario which would require less food.
So he easily could get through two or even three months or more with 215 lbs. of food and still have very good growth of the fish. I don't doubt that your fish are growing well on 200 lbs. of food for an entire season. I'm just feeding some tightly-packed-in bluegill.
How big is your pond? It could very well be that there's lots of natural food in it for them.
