Pond Boss Forums MANAGING AN EXISTING POND Evaluating and adjusting fish populations Oxford proves fish r smart

They not only learn, but they communicate to the others. Every fish in the pond doesn't have to learn the hard way. Catch and release a few, and they stop hitting. Sometimes I can catch a bunch the first time I try a new lure, but the next time not nearly as many, and after that few or none. Somehow, they collectively learn.