Pond is 1/3 acre w/ aeration and emergent plants. The SMB were 3-4" fingerlings in 2019 when I stocked them. I have low visibility during warm weather months, as in less than a foot, due to my 3 dogs constantly stirring the bottom off the pond. Which I believe to be a negative factor for growth rates SMB, but it is what it is as the pond is for enjoyment of the whole family. We hand feed MVP nightly, which the perch and some of the small SMB take.

YP, RES, GS and FH were also stocked. I have a healthy population of GS of all sizes and I think FH, but I need to get the minnow trap out and confirm. I admittedly haven't been very attentive to measuring and weighing fish as time has been limited the past two years. But I've been able to reclaim some of my time and I want to get back to active management.

My goal is to have 12-16" SMB. I'm not looking to grow difficult to catch trophies, but just a fun fishing pond that has healthy fish. So when friends want to fish, they catch... not just drown a worm.[Linked Image]