Your stocking plan appears to be from fish farm suggestions. I would remove about one half of the LMbass (20-30) if they are not pellet trained. If you are not feeding pellets then remove some of the HSB maybe 10-12. As sprkplug mentioned you are predator heavy IMO for a 0.5 ac pond. Your LMB evidently spawned thus they will repopulate their numbers of those removed. Removal of some of the predators will allow the BG to build up some density to adequately feed the bass to allow them to grow more normally (1"/yr in OH when they get to 15"). If the panfish ever become what appears too numerous then just add a few bass (6"-8").
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Last edited by Bill Cody; 03/26/15 04:33 PM.
