Pond Boss Forums INTRO New Forum Member Introduction Hello, my name is Ed

Minnows this fall will likely be mostly trout food with maybe 25% being survivors at spring spawn time depending on habitat and how much and how often trout are fed. Trout will be very active during winter and other fish will be slower and easier prey items.

My experience is if you add the following in spring after removing most of the trout it will work reasonably well: FHM, GSH, HBG, pellet trained perch and tilapia. HBG and pellet trained perch (2"-3" or 4"-6") will not eat significant numbers of minnows shiners. I stocked this spring (0.2ac) adult pellet eating YP (8"-10")with minnows and late Sept there are lots and lots of small minnows and tilapia that were apparently ignored by the welfare YP. This way you get some good growth from the HBG and YP before the predators are added. YP & HBG will them spawn in spring 2015 and provide added forage for the fall 2014 stocked SMB,HSB. If you can't get pellet trained YP then wait until fall for the perch, SMB and HSB. You may like the put & take trout so well you forgo the other predators. Trout are fun and grow fast during cool-cold waters.