Thank you once again Bill! I did find the SD study after my last post, but could not translate that into the size YP they might eat. If all of the original 10 SMB survived and grew like the one I caught last summer, then at least 10 fish are chowing down on the crop of 6" YP, but may be targeting smaller ones. The next crop of 10 SMB should get there next summer. Do you think adding 10 more SMB next year would help or hurt eventual SMB recruitment or hurt the eventual size of the SMB? If I catch any SMB in the minnow trap, I would probably hold off. BTW - Bill (and the other dedicated experts here) make the pond development experience so much more fun! Thank You! If you are passing west of Indianapolis and want to have a beer on the dock and tour the place, please let me know (especially when its warmer!).
