Thanks for the replies gentlemen. After reading Mikeyboy's post it dawned on me that just by feeding we relieve pressure on the yoy bluegill as they they are eaten less by the bigger bluegill. This alone should allow more to survive and make it to the dinner table later. The question now becomes how many more should be harvested? Jeff, I am about 3-4 hours from Branson. Unfortunately, I am unable to go in September as I just built a house and have yet to recover financially yet.