Very nice LMB for 21 months old where did you get the fingerlings? At this point keep an eye on the amount of forage available for these bass. We need to have a good way for pondowners to "measure the amount of forage that is available". Lusk and other professionals what say you???

Your original stocker bass will be eating and needing a tremendous amount of fish biomass to keep the growth rate at the current pace. The other option is to reduce the number of bass per acre to ease up on the total predation amount to maintain the stocker's fast growth. I suggest that you record the length of every one you catch to track their growth rate. IMO they should grow another 2"-3" maybe 4" this year if food is adequate and another 2"-3" next year. Keep us advised of your pond progress. If your bass are not hitting that growth mark then you have too few forage fish or too many predators.

Last edited by Bill Cody; 03/20/15 09:59 AM.
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