I have a pond that has been extremely out of balance for many years, no LMB ever removed. I have been removing as many LMB as I can for the last year. The relative weights for the LMB are still in the 75% range. They are no longer easy to catch.

I was concerned about how few CNBG I saw that were <3" last August. This Aug. nothing has seemed to have changed. From what I can observe along the shore & throwing feed I would hazzard to guess that the small are in the 10% or less range, Medium 40%, Large 40%, XL 10%.

Answer to my BG in a balanced pond:
Originally Posted by Bill Cody
I will provide my opinion of an answer as a best guess. First I will define sizes for the categories of small 1"-3", medium3.1"-5.9" and large 6"-9". Plus I will add extra large 9.1"-10" to the size groupings.
small 1.0" to 3.0" = 70%
medium 3.1" to 5.9" = 20%
large 6.0 " to 8.0" = 9%
X-large 8.1" to 10.0" =1%

Is there enough food for the fry & fingerlings?

Although my visibility is 24" it is not a green color, a brown but not muddy brown & changes little throughout the year. I now wonder if it is from something other than phytoplankton & zooplankton? Wondering do I need to fertilize? Is the 24" visibility from stain in the water? It does not appear to be solid particles that settle. Is there a simple test to evaluate for phytoplankton, zooplankton and their abundance? It is a retention pond. Phosphorus is high in the soil, Water Ph is 6.7.

Suggestions welcomed!