I have decided that my pond will be primarily a BG habitat and my goal is to eventually be able to harvest fish in the 9-10 inch range. I've began removing as many BHCF as I can catch and trap. The GSF that I've got will get thinned hopefully with the addition of a few LMB and I plan to get a single FHCF to put in to assist.

Realizing the predators will also be affecting the BG population, I've been bucket stocking fish no smaller than 4 inches. The harvest plan is to take out as many females and subclass males as I catch, leaving the big bulls intact.

I've gotten a fairly good idea on how to distinguish male from female, but was wondering if like LMB, do female BG tend to be the larger of the two sexes?

.10 surface acre pond, 10.5 foot deep. SW LA. The epitome of a mutt pond. BG, LMB, GSF, RES, BH, Warmouth, Longear Sunfish, Gambusia,Mud Minnows, Crappie, and now shiners!!...I subscribe!!