Pond Boss Forums STOCKING A NEW POND Types of fish to choose On Mutt Pond

Thanks for the input Eric! Here is some more info.

The two high water events this summer came after BG first spawn and after BG second spawn. My concern about not having enough winter forage comes from observation that I don't see the large schools of small BG around the pond now that I have seen in years past at this time of year.

My pond is small so I can add forage for winter without a huge expense. I asked about mouth gap of a 20 inch WE as I want to add appropriate size forage if I do add some. I considered just dropping several pounds of FHM but was concerned they are really too small for that size WE. There are also SMB and LMB in the 14 to 16 inch size to consider.

My thought was GSH (3 to 5 inch) might be a more appropriate size forage than FHM to add if I decide to add. Would GSH be a better "fit" mouth gap wise or would FHM be better? How big a GSH can a 20 inch WE eat? Can they handle 4 inch BG?