Pond Boss Forums MANAGING AN EXISTING POND Evaluating and adjusting fish populations An epiphany regarding crappie in my BG pond

I have BCP, LMB and BG in my pond....among others. It can be a delicate balance. The pond used to have decent bluegills 6-8", a great amount of 10"+ eater crappie (with some up to 15") and a nice mix of bass. Soon the bass dwindled, bg and bcp stunted. Now its a total mess in the process of getting back to a big bcp and bg pond.

I would say it is entirely possible to have BCP in a pond and keep them under "control" but it is a delicate balance and you'll have your hands full.

Pre and post BCP time of year I can easily pick off 100+ from 5-6" in an afternoon of fishing weed edges.

I firmly believe if you have a predator heavy pond you have a better chance of keeping bcp and bg in check....for a while