Originally Posted By: Bill Cody
I'm not sure that YP will do "well" for Rick since he is in Alabama. For those in states with warmer climates (summers with lots of 90F+ days and water temps for weeks at or above 92F), and if YP are introduced, a strain that is raised at farms using shallow ponds would be a necesssity. My experiences are that YP are more of a coolwater fish than SMB or walleye. IMO the forage fish a little more appropriate for him would involve FHM, GS, Lake chubsuckerss (LCS), and RES. Since the LCS grow to be a good sized soft rayed forage fish (typically 6"-12") using them the would be more appropriate if his goal is raising a higher percentage of bigger smallies. Crayfish should also be a part of the forage base.


Bill

Could aeration help address some of the risk of stocking a cool water fish [YP] into a warm water BOW? This YP question has also been raised for TX.

To help mitigate risk one would stock a warm water tolerant YP strain AND would aeration help the equation by mixing the water therefore keeping temps somewhat lower? Does it work that way?

Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after. ~ Henry David Thoreau

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