Flame, here is a question ? Are your F lmb hard to catch or are there low numbers of them, maybe both? With what I have learned from my experiences I think it might be both situations in your pond. I think it is possible that all the cnbg in your pond may have contributed low spawning numbers of the lmb and along with natural attrition or lower survival at the time they Flmb were added to the pond. it could also cause low numbers. So I would think that a minimum number of N lmb would be 10 per acre. When I added the 14" N lmb we went with 20 per acre. Prior to that time I had problems catching more than two at any fishing outing. I think it was one of the best things I did at the pond. It did a good job improving catch rates and with me using feed trained N. lmb I was able to see some good growth rates through hand feeding. Now here two yrs later and I catch F lmb and N lmb and I am pretty sure I can tell the difference the two species. Shape and overall colors make it is pretty easy for me to see the difference in the fish. Not so sure I can tell the difference in the F1 lmb but I still catch a 13" lmb that looks like F lmb and some that do not look to be a F lmb.
