I also have been raising YP. I find that very few come to the surface to feed. Bill, when I was at your place last year, you were feeding stuff that sank. Is that different stuff from my Aquamax 500? You were showing me the minnows with the white tips the day that Scott and I came over to get fish and lilypads.
Errick, another thing to keep in mind when planning your pond: be really careful about what you put in there. My pond is about 1/2 acre and 15 feet deep. I am working hard to manage (it is fun, though) LMB, BG, YP and SF. This winter I caught a GSF that must have come in hidden in the BG or my minnows. The advice about checking the minnows and such are really important.
I think you have a good plan, and the best advice found anywhere. My problem was when I went to the fisheries, I got those big eyes and wanted to put everything in there. Sometimes I think about blowing the pond out and starting over.
