January, February Pond Boss Magazine, Science & the Cutting Edge tells of the BG and lmb and TFS situations in a ponds first few years. This artical tells of how things went in a couple of studies of BG/LMB ponds. The story tells what happens to the BG/lmb populations within the first yr and what might follow in the next few years. It tells of why I was interested in asking my crappie question of "will crappie feed my lmb when pond forage is reduced". If I use their pond study numbers of Bg and lmb and adjust to my pond, it tell me, this past year my lmb have eaten somewhere around 100 to 112 lbs of bg per acre or about 350 lbs of CNBG in the last 7 to 8 months. And might reduce BG to unsustainable densities in just a few years. Maybe in 3 yrs or so. This article help me to understand my BG/lmb/TFS situation in my pond. And reinforced my desire to keep the forage levels up for growing XL LMB. Thanks Eric West and by the way, we also have the same last name but I am sure you would not claim to have any family ties here
Tracy
