The pond was built in late 2003 and BG were stocked at that time. 25 2-3" HBG were stocked in March 2004 so there is no way the picture could be anything but pure BG. The HBG do differ in size from 6" to 9" but all exhibit very bright colors. I'm located in Springfield, OH which is more Central/Western but the DNR calls it Southwest which was misleading. So the spawn is at least a month away relying on Bill's input. With the 75 degree weather this past week I may have been getting a case of Spring fever. Back to Ohio reality today...45 Deg. and rainy
