In my 1 acre pond, I was able to get my bullhead population under control (mostly) in 1 year using LMB and angling pressure. At the beginning of this, the pond contained only bullhead and fathead minnows. It was also very muddy. In the spring 2004, I fished heavily for bullhead removing all that were caught. In June I added 100 3" LMB. The bass are now 11-12." I continue to remove the adult bullhead but they have become much more difficult to catch. Size has increased as well. I have seen no YOY bullhead this year and the water clarity has increased 4 fold. I have not seen a fathead minnow since early July. Still, the bass I caught in August averaged very close to 100% relative weight.
Notice, I said control not eradicated. I still see bullhead. My hope is that recruitment will get low enough that I will only have to remove a few each year. That is no problem to me. For those who don't remember, not many fish taste better than an early season bullhead.
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