Tubguy
Don't be alarmed if you don't see your HSB or your PF. In my experience Anthropic is right on with HSB. If you are feeding them on a regular basis they are the fish that are exploding under the floating feed. I suggest you make a feeding ring and anchor it out in the open water away from shore.I need a boat to get to mine. The HSB are open water fish and they seem to take this feed better than from my rings closer to shore.
As for PF,I stocked them in 2007 and never saw them again for six years when they swam under/around my boat while fishing in the fall. The water was clearer then and they looked like sharks. Their predominant color is black so they are difficult to detect in the spring/summer when my plankton bloomed and water clarity was low,
I was going to harvest them this winter but,sadly a sudden lack of oxygen at least that is what two PF biologists think happened,caused me to lose 24 PF between 35 to 50 lbs in two days! No other fish were killed and I never had a fish kill in 34 years since my pond was built.
Sorry for my rambling but I needed to get that off my chest. In my experience,your fish are there and doing OK as long as you have good fertility. good luck..
