Well it looks like it is time for Plan B. We have had a major rain event all week and I went out to check on the spillway and noticed something in the water coming out. I got to looking and there were lots of small bluegill around 1" that had come over the spillway. After a little investigation it turns out my sons put less than 10 big bluegill in there at the end of last summer. I also noticed lots of snails came from the pond also. So I guess my objective now is to do some trapping and see how many young bluegill are there and stock some LMB to thin them out.
Pond is roughly half acre
What size and number of LMB would you recommend stocking and when to stock them?
What is the best way to get these small bluegill taking feed? How big do they have to be to start feeding?
How many RES should I stock to take advantage of the snails.
