If the pond does now have BG then eventually after 5-8 years you may need to stock largemouth to control the overabundant smallish close to sizes of stunted BG. It is a challenge for SMB to control the prolific wide body roundish shaped BG. BG quickly outgrow the preferred prey size of smallmouth. Numerous members here have dealt with that problem. Annual seining and manual removal of lots of small BG tends to delay the BG overpopulation problem. For good success it takes diligent management.
Last edited by Bill Cody; 09/05/23 08:10 PM.
