One last pic, and I already posted it on the “what did you do at your pond today” thread. But, I’m pretty pumped about this SMB. 17” and we are seeing lots of others working the shore. Which leads to the question. When do you harvest SMB? At what size, or at what age? This one was stocked in October of 2015 at 4-8”. We’ve caught one smaller fish last year, so I know I’ve had some recruitment. We did release this one right away.

9 yr old pond, 1 ac, 15' deep.
RES, YP, GS, FHM (no longer), HBG (going away), SMB, and HSB (only one seen in 5 yrs) Restocked HSB (2020) Have seen one of these.
I think that's about all I should put in my little pond.
Otter attack in 2023