As far as I can tell my Walleye have never spawned. Everyone I catch is 14 to 15 inches and skinny.

That was my thought too, If I keep the Walleye and perch in a newly renovated pond with little vegetation any Bluegill spawn that happens should get hammered.

I do hand feed when ever the pond is flat in the evening, I would guess 3 to 4 times a week.

I do have the ability to put in thousands of Emerald Shiners in the fall if that will help them get through the winter in a newly renovated pond.

That is really my main concern, how will my fish do this winter if they are put in a newly renovated pond. And what effect will it have on them going forward.