Ewest, I am feeding. But I think the catfish are eating most of the feed. Last spring you could walk around the shoreline and small bluegill were everywhere. Last summer they disappeared. I thought they left because of heat and went to deeper water. They haven't reappeared this spring. There is lots of cover for them but all cover seem to do is give bass a place to ambush from.
Don't get me wrong, I want big healthy bass. And I would rather have trophy bass than trophy bluegill. But I must be greedy. I want it all.
Msu says harvest 10# bluegill for every 1# bass. I just can't catch enough.
One last thing. Gambusia are plentiful. Not as many as prior to bass stocking but you see them around banks and in the thick cover.