If you have females swimming forget bluegill and HBG. BG can always be added later when all females eventually quit swimming in the fish infested, mucky bottom pond. Once in and reproducing is happening of all non minnow fish, these fish will be permanent residents until a complete renovation is implemented. The main exception would be RES who will often disappear without adequate habitat after the original stockers die of old age. RES tend to have a hard time maintaining a decent number of adults in a mixed fishery.

Last edited by Bill Cody; 11/12/21 08:32 PM.

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