YP can be added in fall; you will just lose the 2" to 4" of growth that would have occurred this summer. This fall buy most of the stockers at 4"-6" and also several of those 6"-8" to insure a good 2024 spawn of YP. The 2"-3" YP this fall will be mostly the smaller males of the 2023 year class. The majority of the 2023 well fed year class SHOULD be 4"-7" by fall - October. YP will very little if any during winter and if eating good amounts of winter cold water food the YP will maintain good plump body weight for the early spring spawn. YP do actively feed in cold water under ice cover.
Last edited by Bill Cody; 04/17/23 02:27 PM.
