CNBG will do very well in the south half of Miss (Lumberton is way south). BG will do well over the entire state. CNBG will do alright in the north half of Miss. The further north and the higher in elevation you go in Miss the more I tend to add in some plain BG to enhance the populations cold tolerance. In our ponds in central Miss we have both CNBG and BG in 2 and just CNBG in 1. I can�t tell a lot of difference in growth rates in our ponds with supp feeding except that the CNBG that came from George�s stock (George�s grandbabies) grow faster and bigger than the rest.
Here is one of George's grandbabies at appx 12 mths :
It�s all about genetics - I don�t know why anyone would mix CNBG and native BG in a new pond in Southern waters.
This morning I caught several close relatives of the above CNBG that ranged between 1 - 1.25 lbs @ 9-10+ inches - almost as broad as they were long.
52.5 degree near surface water temp this morning and no fish feeding but hit sinking pellet flies. Supposed to hit 80+F this afternoon so maybe will come to feed this afternoon - if not I�ll turn off the feeder.
Pure Florida CNBG genetics are very important!
