Ok so it seems like it may depend on what you define as an overpopulation. Some folks really want to catch eating size Bluegill as one of their pond management goals. So for them, "overpopulation" might look like loads of forage-sized fish. On the other hand, if I only wanted to fish for LMB, that same pond might seem perfectly well balanced. Does that sound right? Am I missing something?
I just never hear anyone complaining that their Bluegill are SO overpopulated that they are harming the LMB population. It makes sense that it could happen up north where the bass grow slower; I've just never heard anyone say that they've seen it happen. I know it happens all the time with Crappie, I just never hear about it actually happening with Bluegill.
Am I wrong? Or is that sort of overpopulation really as common as overpopulation of LMB and Crappie?
