I am looking to do what Hunter wants to do, as in adding YP to a LMB/BG/CC pond. I only hope to get away with it because I have TONS of various forage and ample covert (maybe too much). I never thought of the CC eating a lot of the YP but I assume they could if you let them grow that big. I'd say, to keep CC in harmony with YP all that needs to be done is harvest the CC when they get 16-20 inches or before they can eat YP above the size of 6 inches.
Considering the depth of the pond, I think a coolwater stocking plan would be fine. Maybe replace the WE with CC and add in PS/RES.
LMB and BG are very "needy" fish that usually can't exist without each other or they will overpopulate and stunt. Staying away from them opens you up to different fish species.
Last edited by ThePondDragon; 10/30/17 01:15 PM.
