Thanks BM
One of my pond goals is to fish for fun and occasionally for the table. I have no problem eating a bunch of BG as opposed to a couple bigger bass. I grew up fishing bass farm ponds and didn't learn to appreciate BG till much later. And BG smiles will be just as good as LMB smiles to the grandkids. I do still like to have a lunker on the line now and then but can easily downsize the gear and have great fun with nice BG. So nice BG population with a few big bass for control is just fine.
Were you starting from scratch or did you have forage fish in place for the BG to eat?
Did you go with 600 total or 600 each BG and Redear?
Is it likely that I will have enough phytoplankton in place to throw in a bunch of FHM in early spring after thaw and then follow in March/April with the BG/RES and then LMB in August/Sept?
Every bit of info I get leads to more questions..
I also have to account for the fact that I am close enough to the big temp moderator (Lake Erie) that my fall temps last long, but so do the winter ones. Everything gets shifted toward later in the year by a few weeks.
I appreciate the input.
