Pond Boss Forums INTRO Questions & Observations Evaluted an interesting couple of ponds....

I'm not ready to offer up an opinion on the current condition of the ponds yet but I do think the fact that the BG were fed pellets and that the food was suddenly taken away could be significant. IMHO It is possible the ponds were populated with multiple size classes of healthy BG in numbers that could be supported by the ponds with supplemental feeding but beyond the capacity of the ponds's natural food chain to support. If that was the case, the BG could have been starving, stopped growing and looking desperately for an alternate food source once the feed was withheld. They might have been surviving but not thriving... but still spawning.

Another thought along the same path...From reading another member's experiences, not that long ago, too many hungry BG actually limited his LMB spawn and recruitment....

Would not be the first time we've heard about a pond full of BG and a limited number of LMB of various size class....

So many variables that could have tipped the balance lots of different ways!

Intriguing exercise! Thanks Bob!