Originally Posted By: Bill D.
IMHO With a forage base like that and a cool water fish pond I would be looking at dropping in some bonus WE 4 to 6 inch. Not sure I would put in the GSH but that's just me. I see GSH and LMB together, not SMB. I would be looking at BNM and/or SFS to add forage for the YP. IMHO I would want my SMB focused on YP a couple years from now, not GSH. Yer WE and larger YP could hammer the SMB spawn.


Thanks for the info. I'm probably going to add some WE, and HSB.
One question, and I'm sure this will show my total ignorance regarding stocking plans. Why would I want the SMB focused on the YP, and not GSH? I haven't added the GSH yet. Would I "not" want the WE, and YP to hammer the SMB spawn?
Thx

9 yr old pond, 1 ac, 15' deep.
RES, YP, GS, FHM (no longer), HBG (going away), SMB, and HSB (only one seen in 5 yrs) Restocked HSB (2020) Have seen one of these.
I think that's about all I should put in my little pond.
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