IMO take a minute and recap where you are. What are your goals? What is the capacity of your pond? You don't have aeration and are planning on stocking and heavily pellet feeding a lot of fish. Is your current go forward plan within the capacity of the pond to support? Will you potentially be facing water quality issues in a few months if you follow your current plan? The forum is great on answering questions but your situation has a lot of variables to consider. Maybe time to hire a pro (and I don't mean the guy that sells you fish) for a consult?
Bill D.
Ive been talking to our local State Fisheries Division Director about my situation. He said my situation is relatively simple. It was way over stocked with bass in the beginning, and potentially had something that hindered bluegill reproduction....but most likely just too many predators. He says to continue to remove bass as I have been (10 inches or less). He said that a lake like mine needs only bluegill to sustain the bass population, so focusing on getting as many adult CNBG is a close second to harvesting the smaller bass. He thinks the idea of raising smaller CNBG in a block net area could be very successful for a quick turnaround.
In regards to goals right now, I want to be able to catch 5lbs. or better fish fairly regularly.
