All - remember this is a Northern fishery, where BG have the upper hand - not like Southern fisheries. Before you start adding dense shallow cover which will result in higher numbers of YOY BG surviving which could lead to BG population issue down the road, I would employ Rex' advice and begin removing LMB.

Of course, any advice needs to be tempered by your stated goals. If you want a trophy BG fishery, you are well on your way there. I imagine your adult BG will grow to trophy status soon with zero competition on resources, if they aren't trophies already.

Unbalanced ponds often fit with owner's goals. What are your goals, specifically, for each fish species? This will provide the information necessary to provide direction.

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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