Pond Boss Forums MANAGING AN EXISTING POND Feeding winter feeding

Rarely will any species but trout come to the surface for floating pellets. Most feed trained fish will eat softened sinking pellets if presented to them. I get quite a few perch eating soft rolled sinking high protein pellets (Aquamax carnivore) under the ice. In early spring after the ice melts and water is 40-45F high numbers of these fish plus my male BG will come very close (6"-12") to the surface eating softened sinking pellets.