It will be very hard to get FHM established with existing LMB present, especially if the invader LMB spawned in late April. IMO at this point in your fishery quit wasting your good money on buying FHM. Consider using and spending money on prey fish that grow big enough the LMB will not eat the breeder adults. If catfish CC are not in your pond goals then focus your angler efforts of harvesting them. Look on youtube for best ways to catch CC. Determine if the CC have rounded or forked tails; this separates catfish from bullheads,

Last edited by Bill Cody; 06/09/23 01:19 PM.

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