Fish do seem to be a lot more expensive in this area. Thanks for the advice, with the help of two nephews and three little cousins another 35 adult blue gill went into the pond on Saturday morning. That afternoon we rounded up over 100 crayfish that were also released.
Two other friends of mine brought another 20 plus nice sized Red Ears. However when I looked at one closely it turned out to be a Red Breast, which is common in our local rivers. They fill a similar place in the food chain as the Red Ear but do not grow as big. Tomorrow I�m marshaling the troupes for another Blue Gill hunt. I will try to get 200 adult Blue Gill in before winter. The $800 for the 2 to 3 inches will go into lumber for a fishing peer for use by my crack team of fisherman. $800 should at least buy 3 or 4 posts (you thought fish were expensive!) at the local lumberyard.