About an hour after feeding this afternoon, I went back out to the pond to try a new dry fly on my flyrod. As I stepped onto the dock I saw another swarm of BH fry, even bigger than the swarm from yesterday. I netted out a big bunch of them again and disposed of them.

I'm curious if the smell of pellets is drawing these fry up into shallow water. Both days, about an hour after feeding, is when the swarms showed up. Both were in the area where I feed, and right up against the bank.

Looks like the cloverleaf traps are gonna be getting a workout as soon as these fry get a bit bigger. They're small enough now to wiggle thru the 1/4" mesh.


.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!!