Don't despair about the BC just yet. From the multiple local people I have talked to here in western NY, BC don't have a long enough season to become a management problem in our climate.

I have the YP, BC, WE formula in my pond, but I am too new of a stocker to know if it works or not. I will of course report as time goes by. The owner of the Fingerlakes Aquaculture swears the BC are not as problem in NY ponds.

Another gentleman who is a very obsessed travelling fisherman (amazing man!) says that BC are not anywhere near as bad as BG and Pumpkin Seed in our area for stunted fish. In fact he knows a few people that have to add BC to their ponds every so often to keep a viable population. The bass hammer them too hard.

My herd of baby BC (1-2" last fall) are gone. The WE pounded them. I still have FHM, but no school of baby BC. Last fall I was observing the WE pounding then from below.