Tomorrow I'm running the final seine of the year in one of my lined ponds. There should be a good representation of age-1 fish that may go as high as 8 inches. I've isolated these fish so that they only have pellets available. I suspect that a bunch of the fish didn't thrive, but I'll be thrilled if I get 50-100 that look really good for the reproduction pond next spring. I've already packed the camera. I'm hoping to get some pics of those 4.5-5 inch age-zeros too.
Holding a redear sunfish is like running with scissors.
