That's reasonable bobad, but once again it all depends on a person's goals, right?
My goals are different than the average bear. I'm lazy and I don't want the work that goes with maintaining a high density of fish. (I'm looking at you Bruce and Cecil
) Also my pond isn't about LMB, it's about the brim. In the absence of a larger fish to thin them out I'll be struggling to catch and trap enough of them. By next year I will probably remove every medium sized fish I catch, maybe the larger ones too.
I may end up thinning out the turtles also, but I'll always welcome a certain number of them to play the role that stunted LMB play in a trophy brim pond.
You all know that I'm only guessing about the future because I'm new to pond management. I can always change my mind and I often do.
