I would be happy to keep you all informed. To date I've released 6 WM into the pond, 3 @ 3 - 4 inches and 3 @ 5 - 6 inches. I would like to keep adding WM as I collect them, but I might be convinced to stop if it will yield better information.

I've also recently stocked my new pond with about 300 FH collected from Mr H's pond. I haven't established how big my pond is yet, but Mr H, an 85 year old farmer, says it looks to be about a half acre. I'm willing to try this same test in my pond without WM for a few years. One thing to consider is that Mr H's pond is upstream from mine. Fish can't migrate upstream into his pond, but they can migrate from his into mine.