Bill,
Thanks for the clarification on the weed issue. Since that post I did a search to see what material was available on yellow perch and came across one research paper where the authors mention that weed cover was an essential component of perch habitat.
Eric,
Couple of items. Catching fish from other ponds/lakes and releasing them into your pond is generally frowned upon. The consensus is that you may be introducing something into your pond that you do not want.
Another caveat is the transportation of fish. Check the DEC regs or go the Vegas route and take a gamble. This also applies to stocking a pond. DEC regs require you to have a farm fish pond license to stock. They are free. You can contact your regional DEC office for the form. You can also glean information about the farm fish pond license off the DEC website. I had no problems getting one for BG and I just sent one in for channel cats.
One last point about stocking with hatchery fish. As Bill mentioned in one of his posts, he prefers natural forage AND supplimental feeding. Feed trained hatchery perch may go a long way to increasing the size of your fish faster than just relying on natural forage.
Russ
