Originally Posted By: fish n chips
Originally Posted By: teehjaeh57
Originally Posted By: Moses Atwood
What about YP, BG mix with no bass? FHM to feed the perch? My goal is to raise some fish for the freezer, and to have some fun with the ultralight flyrod.


Nothing will manage your BG population in this scenario and you'll have a pond full of skinny 4-5" BG in a few years. If you want BG you need an apex predator to manage their population. CC and LMB will work well.

You could try HBG and YP...eventually though the HBG will end up needing to be managed, too.


TJ-Could he add SMB to the HBG and YP combo to help keep the HBG under control?

MOSES ATWOOD-what I found out when I researced the two scenarios of HBG, YP, SMB -vs- LMB, BG is that usually the LMB, BG combo is easier to maintain and overall can produce more table fare.


That's exactly my thought - eaisest to manage is the LMB/BG/CC fishery. In my opinion it's not nearly as fun as the SMB/YP/HBG/RES route, though!

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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