An Update:
Turns out that our neighborhood retention pond is overrun with Bluegill. I caught and transferred about 15 adults ( 4-6" ) yesterday.
Question: Is there any reason not to keep adding the 4-6" fish all winter? I only put 250 1-3" BG in my 1 acre pond last month which is 1/2 the recommended stocking rate.
My source pond has them literally biting on a bare hook. I'm guessing no predators and way overpopulated, Took me 10 min to bucket the 15 fish. I could do so regularly if it would help my pond. Thoughts?
