Pond Boss Forums MANAGING AN EXISTING POND Evaluating and adjusting fish populations small bass

You have gotten good advice so far. I definately think you should stock the adult bgill. Most southerners prefer the coppernose bgill if available. The coppernose will provide the casual fisherpeople continued catching fun when the small bass start to dissappear.

To refine shan's advice, if it was my pond I would prefer to use 5"-7" bgill instead of 3"to6". You may have a slightly difficult time finding the larger bgill. Be patient and call around. Ask here for hatchery names in your area as suppliers of larger bgill. You may have to place an order NOW for larger bgill for delivery in fall. This will give you time to thin the bass. Lots of the 3"-4" size bgill could quickly become bass food which is okay if your pockets are rather deep.

Once you have the bgill established, reproducing and bass growing to 3 - 5 lbs then consider shad. since you are in TX I would start first with threadfin shad not gizzards.

Also as advised earlier search the past posts for bass thinning and skinny or overpopulated bass. Search and read all posts about bass. Learn all you can about them so you can better manage them. Buy and read Bob Lusk's Raising Trophy Bass Booklet that is promoted on this forum site.