Pond Boss Forums MANAGING AN EXISTING POND Evaluating and adjusting fish populations Restoring a bluegill pond

All the effort to EFFECTIVELY remove the required fish and then round-up the ADEQUATE fish for supplimental stocking will take time. You will find as I did numerous years ago, that selectively removing specific individuals is a real challenge if not just about impossible with them spawning and with a full pond that has half-way decent habitat. Existing pond fish are notorious at avoiding capture. I doubt you can do it adequately to achieve your full goals in 2-3 yrs. Then you need to restock and wait for your fish to re-balance and grow to meet your goals.

Keep good records on paper and with pictures, so if you succeed "your way" it will make a wonderful story for PondBoss magazine. LUSK will help you write it. All you need are the good harvest - restock records and the before, during, and after pictures.