Good point Nate! I agree with what you said. Many people don't think about the upcoming "crop".
Think "nursery". Cover for the little ones to hide in. Plenty of food lower on the food pyramid. If you are relying on angling to catch adult fish to look at their condition, do some angling for small fish to check them too.
While that BG in the picture looks good, to me it's eye looks a little bit big, and the body is a little bit thin. Possibly a "shooter" that only had regular amounts of food, not enough to let it grow to it's full potential. But then again, like Nate said, possibly a fish on it's downward slide due to age.
I know the fish in our ponds are like pets, but one point that is overlooked a lot is that fish harvest is a very important part of the management plan.
