Pond Boss Forums INTRO Questions & Observations planning a PB member Yellow Perch experiment

Removing yellow perch ribbons is for population control - management. The amount of population control needed will depend on species of predator and number of predators.

If you want to sample small fish that do not go into a wire mesh minnow trap consider buying a standard drop or lift net and your cord attached to a 5-7ft pole and baiting it with bread. See page 3 in the link.
http://www.douglasnets.com/search.php?mode=search&page=1

Or better yet invest in a 20-50ft minnow seine. You will be amazed at what you will catch. Use his: for more lengths Click Here. the 1/4" mesh is a pretty standard minnow seine.
http://www.douglasnets.com/home.php?cat=6