Been a long time since I've been to the board and I'm shocked at all the YP posts.

I've got a pond in the Texas Panhandle east of Amarillo that we stocked with most likely stunted perch caught out of a population in New Mexico. Tried to get some hatchery raised fish shipped in but it was next to impossible (without owning a mint) where I'm located in Texas. Called the NM Game and Fish people about catching some and hauling them back to Texas. His advice, catch as many as you can and come back for more. This particular population came from about a 160 acre trout lake. We caught close to 80 4-6" perch in less than 2 hours. It was post spawn so sexing the fish was difficult. We hauled them back to the eastern Panhandle. That was two years ago. It's hard to say at this point what the success of the experiment has been. The YP were stocked at about the same time as the BG and the fingerling LMB. We catch YP regularly however it's difficult to determine based on size and appearance if they are reproducing or if we are still catching the stunted NM adults. Another year or so should tell the tale. In spring we catch pre-spawn female balloons that would indicate some reporduction but I can't verify it. They are certainly not keeping pace with the BG from a reproduction standpoint but that's to be expected. I do hope they come around. They are certainly the best table food potential in the pond.