Welcome Chris, where exactly is Harrison?? In Near Dayton.

As far as your pond is concerned, i agree that fish in a smaller pond get easily conditioned to fishing a certain way and once I switch methods, the fishing seems to get better instantly.

If you are managing for bigger bluegills, ( sounds like you are) then a little more info on how the LM bass did this year might help answer the problem, were they more numerous, smaller etc. or was it just the nigger gills you noticed seemed to be disapeering, I might add that the bigger gills are more shallow in may-June and then move into much deeper water so if you had caught them early durring the spawn, it may have seemed like you had more bigger gills then say after 4th of July wen they get hard to find. Just a thought.. How much fishing pressure are you giving those guys??
Salmonid

Have fish..Will Travel
Mark Blauvelt - Dayton Ohio
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.75 acre pond, HSB,YP,CC,BC,BCF,BG,HBG,RES