Wow!!! This is an unbelievable message board.
My pond is small. About 30ft square, 4-5 ft deep. I dug it as a test pond to see if it would hold water and sustain fish through the winter. Now that I know it will, I want to raise bluegill. I think bluegill is about the best tasting freshwater fish around these parts.
I've only known about this message board for a day and I have already learned a lot. I hope my boss doesn't find out how much company time I spent reading today. haha. Looks like I have a lot more to learn and a lot more reading. I'll have to limit my daytime reading time to my lunch break.
A few more questions if that's ok. How long does it take for a bluegill to grow to 9 or 10 inches if they have plenty of food (keep in mind my Michigan winters). If I thin out the herd by netting or fishing, what size of fish should I remove? I'm assuming if I have lots of small one to remove the mature females. What size would that be?
Thanks to everyone.
