I really like Snipe's SAE , and his service. I started off early, May of 2024 . I started with 6"-8" SAE , to involved to type , but we ended up with 30 in 1.7Acres with depths at full pool of 16'-20' , 7 weeks ago we were 7.5' down from drought and our 1st SAE were caught at 17"-20" on same lure and same area of pond as a 20" WAE (seemed schooling together ) . The WAE was stocked at same size but in 2021 , roughly 2"-3" longer but much stockier. Pictures of these fish were posted by myself after Identified by Snipe late March 2025 . Another SAE was caught in the next week , measured 20" , once again it didn't have the weight but was in same length class as the much older WAE. I don't believe you will have temperature issues , or surface size issues with your NY pond , and my ponds have 18" SMB (No LMB) , 20"+ WAE , 16"-17" Black Nose Crappie , 23"-25" CC. If my Western Ok. pond can grow SAE and WAE through summers with weeks of continuous days of triple digit weather , I'd bet your pond will also and I'm confident in Snipe and his knowledge, If he didn't believe in their survival , he wouldn't sell them to your region. My plan , with Snipe's support , is to ladder stock his SAE in both of my ponds, in an experiment to see if SAE will control small sun fishes , so that my ponds will produce very respectable BG and BNCP in the future without stocking Green Carp. SAE have the reputation in large reservoirs , of accomplishing this, now we'll see in smaller ponds. Have to remember, every BOW is different. Thank You , Kenny , looking forward to growing some nice SAE and Sun Fishes , together.
