I moved the cloverleaf trap to my wetland/sediment pond/forage pond that was stocked w FHM and BG in March. Caught 5 YOY BH, 2 black bass 3-5in, GSF, and likely some HBG. Also caught 5 golden shiners in the main pond that were not stocked. My questions are: Since I am trying to build the forage and introduce bass next spring should the bass be removed or let them grow to start controlling or at least grow to eventually start controlling the BH? Or will the bass be a detriment to the FHM, future bass and since having unknown genetics remove them? Or advance the stocking plan and add bass now? Or build more traps, remove everything I dont want and hope traps are enough to slow down the momentum of the invasion? Or will heavy trapping physically harm too many of the forage I'm trying to develop? Catching lots of BG... or switch to cloth based traps to reduce damage ...
