The piles of rocks and blocks with the PVC allow for extra good habitat for snails which are one of the favorite foods of pumpkinseeds. Do you see very many snails in your pond?
For your LMbass, do you have numerous sizes or are they mostly sizes of 7"-14". Would you consider the bass density low-fewer, common, or abundant?
About the abundance of the PS? Are the BG and PS about equal density or is one a lot more common than the other specie??. When panfishing do you catch numerous smaller PS(4"-6")?. Or whenever you catch a PS, are they mostly large as in your pictures?
Did you add the PS or were they there when you got the pond?
Your blue catfish. Are they primarily a blue color phase channel catfish or are they true blue catfish that you bought somewhere? To my knowledge no one in the Midwest including Ohio sells blue catfish. Blue catfish are rare in most Ohio waters. Watch this video for separating blue and channel catfish(CC). Note large older CC are often dark with sometimes a blue hue and no spots.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udYENQax_18 http://wildlife.ohiodnr.gov/species-and-habitats/species-guide-index/fish/blue-catfishThe reason I ask all these questions is to help develop better management plans on the Forum for the members wanting pumpkinseed sunfish as the main or only panfish. Pumpkinseeds were thought to be a very good panfish rather than bluegill for smallmouth bass ponds in the northern states. Pumpkinseeds may also be a good fish to have with yellow perch.
