So I have a 3/4 acre pond that I stocked for trophy yellow perch with the help of Bill Cody several years back, I have succeeded with my trophy perch biggest one to date was 17 inches with several 14 to 15 inchers, I also have Walleye,hybrid stripped bass and had Male bluegill only, I was pellet feeding and stocking 40 lbs of shinners and fathead miinows 2 times a year, I also added some red ear sunfish and pumpkin seeds which have never been a problem, But early last year I noticed I all of a sudden have green sunfish in my pond they had to have been mixed in with the minnow dumps, and now to find out this year I have thousands of bluegill 2 inches long, I have been trapping them to get them out, but I don't think that's going to do the trick.
So My question is what do I add to keep my bluegills and green sunfish populations in check? I rteally don't want largemouth bass in the pond.
Do I add catfish? More Hybrid Stripers? or smallmouth bass? I am located in North East Indiana.
Thanks
Jason
