Pond Boss Forums MANAGING AN EXISTING POND Evaluating and adjusting fish populations Ladder Stocking HSB

Assume you saw the mortality rates for stocking into a LMB pond.

Here is the data and the lost long Bruce/George HSB thread with ladder stocking.


Bruce :

I'd estimate risk of predation from largemouth as follows:

5 inch wiper--80% over one year in presence of LMB
6 inch wiper--65% over one year in presence of LMB
7 inch wiper--45% over one year in presence of LMB
8 inch wiper--15% over one year in presence of LMB
9 inch wiper--negligible mortality.


Your loss rates would IMO be much lower if all you have is larger adult HSB.