Your 2014 year class of yellow perch in Ontario should be 2" to 4" long with maybe a few at 5". It is very possible that the high density of shiners (not FHM) are eating most if not all the YP fry as soon as the fry are at swim up or free swimming stage, thus little if no recruitment. This can be a pro or con. I see it as an advantage. With no recruitment you will have mostly pellet fed perch that grow at optimum rates for a quick turn around stock to harvest each year. Pellet trained YP stockers are relatively inexpensive compared to the time and effort required to manage a lot of small overpopulated perch that may not be eating pellets and slower growing. Harvest 100 restock 100. If you want a few walleye stock some and they will primarily survive and grow on the abundant minnow/shiner forage. Adjust walleye density based on the minnow population density.
Last edited by Bill Cody; 10/03/14 08:31 AM.
