Pond Boss Forums INTRO Questions & Observations Help with Yellow Perch - small, small, small

If your too many BG, are primarily the 1" size then my comment about too many BG does not apply to your situation. BG will be the main forage fish item for the predator base that you have. For good fish growth lots of 1" BG are beneficial to the YP crappie and smaller bass 4"-7"). You see lots of them around the edge probably because the predators keep them chased into shallow water. Without decent submerged weed growth there will be few places for 1" fish to seek refuge - shallow water is it for them. Numbers of 1" BG should be noticably fewer next spring. If your perch are not growing with lots of 1" BG, then I suspect a problem with the perch. I'm not sure or confident that YP and crappie will consistantly grow well on a constant diet of 1" BG.