Thanks for responding ewest,
I cant say for sure on % of overall bluegill in the main pond.
A large % of the ones in the small area below my waterfall seemed to have had some blotches on them, and I have had about 15-20 dead ones over the course of the last two months show up in that area, all very small, but there are no big ones in this area as I drained and cleaned this area this spring. The only ones I have seen in the main pond that have died or near death, have been large ones. I do have a lot of very large blue cats in the main pond that may be eating the small ones, as they seems to become very lethargic before dying.
The bluegill are the only ones I have seen affected in the main pond, while I have seen some dead small mudcats in the small area with similar issues.
With the weather warming up this week, I may do some sampling (fishing) to see if I can catch some and if they have the same issues on them.
I have turned off my feeder until I get this resolved, should I resume with limited feeding to keep the fish acclimated to the feeder?
