Originally Posted By: fish n chips
Originally Posted By: teehjaeh57

2. Alter goals and try to achieve a balanced fishery. In this case I'd consider increasing your LMB population by stocking another 25-50 this Spring to help hammer YOY BG, and increase your HSB by ladder stocking 15-25 annually. The HSB will help control BG population 1-4" especially when they hit that magic 20" range.



TJ- Is it your experience that HSB will still go after that size BG if you feed regularly? Should he feed if he tries your recommendation?

OGK- Have you considered an automatic feeder?


That's a good point to raise. Without supplemental pellet feeding, fish will go 100% pisciverous diet. Some shut down feeders periodically if small BG population need additional management assistance. I do not think the HSB will be the primary BG management tool, however, the LMB will. So, I encourage a pellet program to benefit both the BG and HSB. The HSB will be hunting all day when the feeder isn't active - they will help with the management in my experience despite the feeder.

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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