Howdy, bus, nice to have you on the forum.
A fairly random thought-have you considered another predator besides LMB?
If your main purpose is a pond for table production, perhaps you could use HSB, or even a combination of HSB and yellow perch. Both would make excellent table fare, and might require less management than LMB.
Any thoughts, experts? Could one control BG numbers with a perch heavy pond, especially if some larger perch could be obtained this fall?
