I am confident if I try hard enough I can remove 99% of the CC. The LMB are another issue, but I’ve had this pond 15 years plus and I’ve seen what can be done by culling properly. When I first bought the place I could catch 100 in 30 minutes to an hour 12-14 inches. You could pretty much do that all day in the summer. After culling umpteen thousands I started noticing the size classes were much broader and as the years went by I started getting all size classes of bluegill and less lmb catches. However, some of the biggest lmb were caught during the years after that and one female that hit just over 10lbs. Lots of 3-4 pounders as well. A few years ago my interest and direction for the pond changed after YP fishing up in SD. Those were the best tasting fish I’ve ever had a notch above walleye in my opinion. Since YP can survive and thrive here in NE Kansas I figured why not?I may end up finding I need to restart the pond, but for now being early in the game I’m gonna keep trying it this way. I’m also hoping to build a smaller pond in an uphill area I can drain into the bigger pond when I want. I’d like to grow forage in it and possibly just fatten up some YP than can get away from predators in my pond.
