Pond Boss Forums STOCKING A NEW POND Creating the food chain Delayed introduction of predator fish.

Let me clarify, my comments above were from ponds with reduced predation, too much cover, and without LMB as the main predator. Generally with 'adequate numbers' of LMB as a main predator the 'inbreeding mut" GSF type offspring rarely "get out of hand" or overabundant. Plus it takes around 10-14yrs for this to happen, if it even happens. In one of the ponds that it occurred the active fish management was minimal at best. The fishery basically proceeded on its own with SMB and a few HSB as predators.