I had the same thing happen. I had a small pond that I stocked with CC, FH, BG, and LMB.That was my first pond, less than 1/4 acre, and I had no idea about proper stocking rates. Everything was great for a couple of years. Then the bass over spawned and I soon had bass, CC and a population of huge BG. I thought all of the bass starved and died. Several years later I tossed some jigs in to catch BG and a big bass hit and broke my line. I never saw it again. Drought killed everything.

It's not about the fish. It's about the pond. Take care of the pond and the fish will be fine. PB subscriber since before it was in color.

Without a sense of urgency, Nothing ever gets done.

Boy, if I say "sic em", you'd better look for something to bite. Sam Shelley Rancher and Farmer Muleshoe Texas 1892-1985 RIP