Originally posted by Theo Gallus:
ML's TGGs ate and grew well during Winter, although I think that was with sinking feed. The non-BG Lepomis genes may make HBG a lot more active in cold water than straight BG (???). My BG shut down on surface pellets with temps in the upper 50's.
Or maybe Meen-a-sota fish HAVE to eat when it's cold. 
I will let ML answer in truth for his TGG's, but if I recall correctly he stayed with a surface feed that the HSB fed on. The TGG's (again I am pulling from memory) relied on the heavy population of gambusia minnows in the pond for their substantial growth.
What we see in our farm ponds here in South Ga. is a change to sinking feed once the water temps drop below 60 degrees. At that point we cut back to a one time feeding program every 2-3 days, then resume a daily (sometimes twice daily) surface pellet when water temps rise over the 60 degree mark. We keep gambusia in all of the GG and HSB ponds year round.
Hope this helps,
Deb
