Pond Boss Forums MANAGING AN EXISTING POND Corrective stocking Stocking an Old Pond

Welcome to PBF!

Sounds like you have a pond full of stunted GSF feeding off of BH. That would explain why you catch decent size BH with the GSF controlling their numbers. I, for one, understand the tight budget thing. We can't always do things the perfect way. Sometimes we have to do the best we can afford!

IMO, if it was my pond, I would stock the LMB and CC. I would consider Hybrid Blue Cats (HBC) instead of CC. You can let them get bigger and they're still tasty!

Once the predators have had a chance to thin the GSF herd, you could then look at what other actions you may want to take.

I'm not a pro, just offering my 1 cent. Hopefully, a pro will be along to offer some sage advice.

Good Luck and, again, welcome!

Bill D.