I keep going back and forth on the feeding thing. The pond is only 2-1/2 years old. Part of the reason for the HSB was to have something for the frying pan while the BG grew up. The original stockers are almost to 8 inches. If I had started feeding 2 years ago I could be eating bluegill tonight. As it is I probably have 2 more years to wait. I think the pond will eventually produce all the fish I could want without feeding. But like they say, the waiting is the hardest part.