As I mentioned earlier if you have LMB don't expect recrutiment of very many perch regardless of how well they spawn. Keep an eye on the YP for me and please report back here in 2012 or 2014 and tell us how many perch you are seeing or catching. IMO of those you stocked the YP will succeed the poorest. In several years if your pond is a typical OH pond, you will still see some adults but my concern is how many young ones are surviving each year to grow into the 8" category. I don't mind hearing when I'm wrong.
IMO You like many others with a new small pond have taken the road of stocking too many sport fish (mostly predators, including YP, CC and crappie) compared to the forage fish base. As a result the fish growth will lag that of a properly stocked pond loaded with small, prolific forage fish. Been there and done that!
Last edited by Bill Cody; 02/04/09 10:11 PM.
