I'll wait to see if I have any egg ribbons before I change any stocking patterns.
The SMB and HSB should be much smaller than the YP and RES, presenting no threat to them.
I'll start the feeder again when water temps hit 50. I never ran the feeder more than 4, one second runs. 90+% of the fish hitting the feed were FHM. They pushed the feed around until eaten, but lots of feed would end up on the bank.

I thought about going to 1 or 2 seconds per day, but there were some YP hitting the feed. I was told that the rest of the 1,100 YP were hitting the feed after it sank.


Last edited by Bill Cody; 02/21/16 03:20 PM.

12 yr old pond, 1 ac, 15' deep.
RES, YP, GS, FHM (no longer), HBG (decreasing), SMB, and HSB (only two have been seen in 5 yrs)
I think that's about all I should put in my little pond.
Otter attack in 2023.