Got an update with some pics on my ponds progress. We went fishing with some small jigs to see how the fish were looking and caught 3 SMB, and several perch. I'll have some pics of them below, so please tell me what you think of them. Also forage numbers still seem to be very strong and GSH are 7"+ now and are spawning. I've seen several different sizes of GSH present when feeding and near spawning locations.

YP are hitting the feed heavily, but no sign of SMB on the pellets. In spite of this it seems the SMB are growing every bit as fast as the YP. The SMB in the pic looks to be at least 8" as that's the length of my hand. They were stocked in late Oct. and we're 5-5.5". I was really surprised at how heavy this fish felt on my rod, actually stripping line off the reel! As you can see in the pic he is quite plump and healthy looking.

The largest perch are in the 7-8" range already. I'm very pleased with the progress at this point.

Also I have decided to take some of the advise from guys on the forum and stock some HSB. We stocked 16, 5-7" yesterday. Hope to get them on pellets as well. The one pic below is of GSH spawning along my south bank in the only patch of algae that exists on the entire pond.

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