Since I no longer have catfish in my almost 3 yr old pond, the BG have taken over. When I feed Optimal, they are in a frenzy, splashing and churning the water about like I've seen when feeding in a trout hatchery.

There are at least a hundred BG from six to nine inches that rush to me when I walk up the bank in the evening before sunset when I feed. They will come up to the pier and grab food right from my hand. Rolling all over each other.

I have about six or seven LM bass in there from eight to fourteen inches, and maybe some LMB recruitment from late last year.

There are hordes of smaller BG from two to five inches. I don't know f I can afford to feed all those BG. How can I tell if the LMB are controlling them?

It's about 1/4 acre, 10 ft deep in the middle.

Last edited by John Fitzgerald; 04/24/18 08:42 PM.