Pond Boss Forums INTRO Questions & Observations Fishing 2013

Tony, I think you are getting what I'm saying...I don't think it's as simple as BG population/predator dynamic - not when the population is actually lower than it's been historically, and predators have reached gape capabilities which allow for predation on larger BG than ever before. Those are two new factors working against that theory being the sole reason. Something else is at play - and I suspect it has to do with feeding times and/or qty. of feed. SMB and HSB dominate the feeders when they launch - which is always 4 feedings 15 min apart over the last hour of daylight. I have noticed that I rarely see YP or BG feed during evenings any more, due to the heavy pressure of the HSB and SMB. I could likely address this issue by either adding a another feeder, or by including feeding times earlier in the evening or morning/afternoon I'd have much more BG action - and their body conditions would respond over time.

Scott - I feed 50/50 mix of 500 and 600 and water clarity seems to be following it's normal path over past several years.