Originally Posted by Boondoggle
I'm trying to get this in my brain relating to F1's and Kansas. My understanding is:



2nd year
F1's have grown some over the 1st fall/winter. ... RBT of ??? size to put in the pond late fall/winter for Christmas.
- Size of the RBT is based on the size of the F1's before we stock with the expectation that we are just stocking enough to be eaten over the winter/following spring?


Am I on the right track here?

Depending on location - keep in mind that LMB food consumption is low in winter (they are cold and slow - slow metabolism) while the RT are much more cold tolerant (active and feeding). In cold climates LMB are not going to eat a lot of RT over winter because they are not hungry and can't catch the much more active RT. Fall and spring and in cooler water (55-70 F at any location) is the time LMB eat RT.

Last edited by ewest; 12/19/23 02:17 PM.