Originally Posted by J. E. Craig
You are right once I get the populations in balance the LMB will & I can easily keep the BG population under control. Then with a little effort by removing LMB I can keep the pond in balance.

I have some small skinny LMB. No one is big enough to chase down.catch, & eat a >7" BG. Even after removing most catchable LMB, not much has changed. The Big BG & little LMB have been Hunting down eating all the tiny BG before they become large enough to feed the LMB to grow big. The pond is almost ideal for BG fishing. This is an unusual pond & pond problem.

I am trying to find just a small sign that I am making some progress after 3 years of effort?

The key that you are missing is the part that you posted above. "catchable" That's why you need to get an electroshock boat in there. You say one can't get there. You may be surprised at how small of an area is needed to put one in. I know that I am not there to see it, but I think that's your only choice. Get a shock boat in there and get a BUNCH of the LMB out of there that you can't catch.

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