Eric, PBM is a great magazine for not only pond owners but also for fisherman. I think anyone who likes growing or catching fish should enroll for a subscription. It's time for me to renew now or I will miss an issue. For me, I am now considering lmb nest fishing because it seems to be my best bet on reducing males from the pond. Bill D. brought up a point about my pond where little to no lmb spawns until the third yr (last spring). This situation along with me not catching any lmb under 14" makes me lean toward not bed fishing. I did see lmb males on the nest last spring, for the first time. But not sure I had any survival since I have caught no small lmb. The pond is good right now but I'm not sure where to go from here. All I read is pull the males, and I am finding out it is not so easy.
