+1 to Bill and Esshup's comments.

Would only add that the same applies to ponds without feeding (though the harvest should be proportional to the standing weight the food carries). You can rest assured, that if you harvest in the Fall, that next Fall the weight of fish in your pond will be right back to where it was before you harvested. The FCR (food conversion ratio) of your feed will improve and the growth of survivors will benefit.

Last edited by Bill Cody; 02/10/24 09:17 PM. Reason: FCR detailed

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