Congrats!, what are you goals for the pond? You can start by trying to get some measurement and weight of the bass and blue gill. You can then compare to the Relative weight charts.

If you are just looking for a balanced pond you probably need to start removing the under weight LMB ( large mouth bass ) , this will give the back bone of the forage , blue gills a change to grow and multiply .

Feeding is another good option, and actually you will find it is just as fun as fishing at times , especially with the kids. Buy a quality fish food and start feeding the same time each day, it should not take long for the BG to start feeding.


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3/4 Acre Pond: HSB,SMB,YP,HBG,RES