Threw out the minnow traps this morning hoping to sample some small perch. Baited with optimal fish food and a little dog food (kids thought it would be funny to mix dog food with the fish food....)

First pull in, nothing

2nd time, a little deeper, kept it out longer, 2 GSH, one about 4", one about 2". Looked healthy. Very happy to see that they continue to do OK in a pond with close to zero vegetation. But no predators yet either..

Third time kept overnight, next morning 5 big fat crayfish in it!! I have stocked crayfish 2 summers in a row, no predators, never see crayfish, thought they all walked off and couldn't understand why never saw them at night or in traps. Well, at least 5 of them survived.

When traps are overflowing it will be time to stock predators. I suspect the adult YP are probably going to feast on the young crayfish if we can get some offspring going.