Hello Pensacola and welcome to Pond Boss. Beautiful area to live in by the way! So you have channel cat, bass (I'm assuming large mouth bass) and some type of sunfish. Any idea what type of sunfish? If not catch some sunfish and take photos of them and post the photos here, you'll get an id of what you have that way. In fact take photos of your pond and post them. We love photos.

One of the first things to do with a new pond is to get an assessment of what you actually have in the pond. Start keeping records of every fish that you catch. Measure the length and weigh the fish. Log the fish type, the length and weight and the date of the catch. All this data will come in handy in management decisions.

What are your goals for the pond?

You are already on the right track by subscribing to Pond Boss. Also, you might want to consider purchasing some of Bob Lusk's books such as "Perfect Pond, Want One?" and "Raising Trophy Bass" (IMHO even if you don't want to raise trophy bass this is a good reference to have).

We're glad you found us and thanks for posting. One of the experts will be along to add something more useful.

JHAP
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