Pond Boss Forums MANAGING AN EXISTING POND Evaluating and adjusting fish populations LMB Weight & Size

Martin you stocked less bluegil than I would have liked to have seen however not too diff than normal recommendations.
For our clients wanting bass growth I would have suggested 3000 bg/res and 75 total bass plus other forage. The bass we stocked under this plan at last June are now 2.5-4 lbs.

So my point is I think you need more bluegill as well as you might want to pull a few of the bass out of the pond to free up competetion. Stocking shad is a bonus but sometimes tough to establish on that small a pond. GL