Pond Boss Forums MANAGING AN EXISTING POND Evaluating and adjusting fish populations Common carp

TM will eat some bass, not 100% sure how many LMB a HSB eats. Problem with stocking fish to eat a specifis species is that the stockers can't read, nor do they listen very well. You can tell them not to eat the LMB, but if one swims by and the fish is the size that they want to eat, it's a goner. . Not thinning the bass is a two edged sword. Not thinning the bass will lead to a bass stunted pond, with the majority of the bass only being 12"-14" in length. They can only eat a carp that is at the most 4", maybe 5" long. Thin the bass, they will grow bigger and will be able to eat bigger carp, but there will be less bass in the pond.