I noticed it in my caged fish first - but I'm only feeding them every other day - but was super disappointed at their lack of weight gain - but blamed myself. I can't get out there every day living offsite as you know.

Then I started noticing it in fish caught around my dock - some very nice 9" BG which are huge for my pond were pinch bellied, then even smaller fish. This Winter it's even worse. Popped 2 BG over 10" with pinched bellies, but even the 4-6" BG too. Something going on...despite my harvest and feeding, these BG aren't getting enough nutrients.


Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after. ~ Henry David Thoreau

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