Yo Wann

Sounds like you have some FA issues - could this due to a lack of rooted vegetation established as it's a new pond? If you get some beneficial vegetation going it will help tie up those nutrients and help prevent FA from flourishing.

I think HBG are a great companion species for your SMB/HSB fishery and they will not become an issue you can't manage through angling and trapping if necessary. I think the fish that make it through the gauntlet will be trophies and a ton of fun to catch.

Good to hear from you, been a while. Viva El Wann!


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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