Originally Posted By: joe c.
Just noticed some yellow perch in my pond have no idea where they came from,maybe they were mixed in with the fathead minnows from last years fish day.


Hey Joe - I bought 10 lbs of FHM last year from Ye Olde Fish Truck [Arkansas Pond Stockers] and I sorted a few rogue CSBG. I feel it's vital to handsort anything, especially forage, that is headed to the pond. In my case I check my minnows twice - but I really enjoy handling my future pond inhabitants. The CSBG wouldn't have damaged my fishery at all, but carp or bullhead could have. I was pretty impressed overall with the performance of APS considering it was the fish truck, but want to encourage anyone stocking forage to hand sort at least once, if not twice, prior to releasing into your BOW. It's a couple fun hours well spent to prevent a potentially fishery threatening mistake!

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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