Scott, 2 things I noticed. One, the total number of forage we seined out on the initial pull was probably only around 100 pounds. That was a good deal less than normal.
And two, almost the entire 2-5" size class of all forage was nonexistent. Tons of fry up to 2-2.5", and plenty of larger CNBG that were over 5". These LMB sure showed me their preferred food size. If they stayed in this particlar pond another month or so, I think the calories expended to feed would start affecting the results.
I also seined up some dead tilapia, and all were over 5". Nothing smaller was netted, but I'm sure turtles got a few.
#Gapedoesmatter.
