Originally Posted By: ewest
SMB often don't control BG , PS or YP numbers. SMB often have difficulty maintaining normal numbers and spawning success if LMB are present in numbers and reproducing.

In some jurisdictions it is illegal to catch public fish and transplant them in private waters. In some, because the fish are public, the transplanted location becomes subject to public claims. If you have to bucket stock then go from one private source to another and be sure of the quality of the fish (see Bill's post above).

Cody Note - In every pond where I've seen only YP and SMB, the SMB adequately control and often do too good of job controlling the YP. SMB have to be thinned out so more perch are present for harvest.


I didn't know this. Given the huge success of SMB in Lake Erie with the gobies as forage, would maybe lake chubsuckers work in a pond?

7ac 2015 CNBG RES FHM 2016 TP FLMB 2017 NLMB GSH L 2018 TP & 70 HSB PK 2019 TP RBT 2020 TFS TP 25 HSB 250 F1,L,RBT -206 2021 TFS TP GSH L,-312 2022 GSH TP CR TFS RBT -234, 2023 BG TP TFS NLMB, -160