Very interesting reading, seems like they are almost Chameleon like in the ability to change color. I used to have a koi pond at our last house but sport fish a proving way more interesting to keep than the pretty carp. I have never been as excited about a fish as I was the other night when I caught those females full of eggs!

My plan right now is to stock 100 8"-10" feed trained Yellow Perch in September to make sure I get a spawn next spring. Can I wait until the following fall to stock LMB? I'd like the bluegills and perch to get a head start before the bass get in there but don't want a stunted mess. I was hoping the larger perch would crop some of this years bluegill spawn allowing me to hold off on bass. I can get 8"-10" LMB when the time comes to add them. My overall plan is large panfish so from my reading I want lots of small bass. I am starting to feed but the bluegills are not feed trained and I don't have any takers yet.

I found a fish farm about 2 hours from me that I can get the 8"-10" yellow perch for $1 each I'll report back when I get my fish this fall on how they are. That is by far the lowest price I've found for YP and that is all they raise