I'm no expert but looks like you may have some conflicting goals.
It appears to me that removing too many LMB will reduce the predators needed to keep the BG numbers in check. But with only a quarter acre, perhaps you can keep BG numbers low enough by angling they don't stunt? You said you would be feeding (which will help with both BG and CC growth) so perhaps with heavy angling and removal of small BG it might work. The CC when they get bigger will help some, but I would be afraid of BG over population and ending up with a pond full of 4-5" BG.
The other concern is how big were the LMB when you added the CC? If they were pretty large, they may have eaten most of your CC fingerlings. You might not have the CC left in the pond you think.
Just some questions raised in my mind. The experts will have better suggestions.
Last edited by snrub; 02/16/18 08:00 AM.
