Fished the pond for 25+ years, have lived on it for 10... and it wouldn't surprise me at all if I hadn't noticed them. I've known we have Golden Shiners forever, I could easily mistake one for the other in open water.

This was the first year that crappie fishing sucked. Any known connection between GS and crappie fishing? Even though it's likely I could miss seeing these guys, I did grow up fishing waters that had GS in them and am quick to recognize a school of jumping shad or a stunned one floating toward the bank.

Tha KS Forestry the replies!

19 acre watershed pond
LMB, BC/WC, Bluegill, Crawfish, GShiners