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LMB Fingerling Survivability #579484 06/06/26 11:42 AM
Joined: May 2006 Posts: 373 Likes: 46 Jacksonvile, FL J J. E. Craig Lunker
J. E. Craig Lunker J Joined: May 2006 Posts: 373 Likes: 46 Jacksonvile, FL	A SWAG would be just fine. In a pond with very few YOY <10" & very few adult LMB, very few BG <4", most of BG population >6" hence an unbalanced pond. What would be the rate of survivability of 100 LMB fingerlings 1.5" to 2 yrs & 10"? My guess is <20%. I understand that a fry has a <5% chance. The more mature & larger the fish the greater the chance to become a year older. Anyone hazard a guess?

Re: LMB Fingerling Survivability J. E. Craig #579486 06/06/26 12:06 PM
Joined: May 2004 Posts: 14,674 Likes: 509 40 N, 82 1/2 W Theo Gallus Moderator Lunker
Theo Gallus Moderator Lunker Joined: May 2004 Posts: 14,674 Likes: 509 40 N, 82 1/2 W	My $0.02: 1.5"? 10% if you are lucky. 10"? Probably could apply Lusk's adult fish transfer numbers - 1/3 do well. 1/3 do okay, 1/3 decline (and with adults present, disappear) P.S. I have been stocking apx 3" LMB into a pond with what I deem a deficiency of LMB for 4 years, hoping for 10% survival. Last edited by Theo Gallus; 06/06/26 12:09 PM. Reason: added postscript "Live like you'll die tomorrow, but manage your grass like you'll live forever." -S. M. Stirling

Re: LMB Fingerling Survivability J. E. Craig #579500 06/08/26 02:40 PM
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Dave Davidson1 Moderator Lunker D Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 16,555 Likes: 411 Hurst & Bowie, Texas	I once heard that 99% of the eggs laid and hatched will never become adults. They get eaten. It's not about the fish. It's about the pond. Take care of the pond and the fish will be fine. PB subscriber since before it was in color. Without a sense of urgency, Nothing ever gets done. Boy, if I say "sic em", you'd better look for something to bite. Sam Shelley Rancher and Farmer Muleshoe Texas 1892-1985 RIP Grandpa

Re: LMB Fingerling Survivability J. E. Craig #579503 06/08/26 03:02 PM
Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 22,032 Likes: 483 Miss. E ewest Moderator Hall of Fame 2014 Lunker
ewest Moderator Hall of Fame 2014 Lunker E Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 22,032 Likes: 483 Miss.	See the threads on habituation. Here is one. https://forums.pondboss.com/ubbthre...=habituation.&Search=true#Post271382 "What would be the rate of survivability of 100 LMB fingerlings 1.5" to 2 yrs & 10"?" I assume you mean years but what size at stocking? "The more mature & larger the fish the greater the chance to become a year older." Yes that is true. IMO if I understand the situation using 6 in LMB (4 mtns old+- ) fingerlings with habituation 75% to 90% to one additional year. Then natural mortality starts to work. If you are using Fla LMB then 10% to 10 years old. Last edited by ewest; 06/08/26 03:14 PM.