Pond Boss Forums MANAGING AN EXISTING POND Corrective stocking Opinions on Casually Culling BG

I agree with Dave. I don't think you could make much of a dent in the ever-spawning population by trapping. You'd be better off adding some medium size LMB and a few dozen 10-15 inch channel cats. And, don't remove any LMB or channel cats for at least a year. They'll cull the small BG pretty fast, and I think you'd see results in months, not years. I'd also start pulling all of the small BG you catch, plus all mature female BG -- except for the very largest female BG.

Even though the fish population in my main pond is pretty much the way I want it, I still keep records of every fish caught -- whether released or kept. It is amazing how a continuous survey helps to point you in the right direction.

Ken