Pond Boss Forums MANAGING AN EXISTING POND Corrective stocking LMB spawning habits

Rattletrap2, I'm just a rookie, but I can give you my thoughts.

He might stay on the bed if the temps are that low hoping to attract another female to lay more eggs. I don't know what pushes them off the bed if the eggs don't hatch, whether it's water temp or a certain length of time.

With the shorter optimum growing season up there, the LMB could be smaller, especially if they can't "go to sleep with their mouths open and wake up with a full stomach."

The local water temp climbed a degree today and I saw 5 males still on beds, without any females in sight. I also saw some small fry, about 1/8" - 3/16" long today in the shallows of that lake, but no male bass was guarding them. If I run into them tomorrow I'll try and nab a few.