Most fish resume taking feed when water temps hit the 50's.

HSB take feed really well; feeding a high protein feed well help their growth better and more economically than adding forage fish. The Shiners (which will most likely eat feed themselves) should get the best part of a warm season to increase in numbers before the HSB get big enough to eat any of them.


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