Pond Boss Forums INTRO Questions & Observations HSB and yellow perch

This should have been posted in - Types Of Fish To Choose. I my have a hard timne finding this post again in this huge mess of Questions and Observations section.

One of the local ponds that has this combination had way too many HSB. HSB hoged all the food and last time I checked it there were practically no young perch present. Adult perch were thin bodied due to competion with HSB for food. Heavy number of HSB eliminated all minnows in a weed free pond. Rather than listen to me at intial stocking the pond owner listened to his "own common sense" and the "hatchery man"!.

A second local pond with a much lower stocking of HSB seemed to be in better balance and several year classes of perch were present. These pond owners more closely followed my advice. If I get a chance this fall, I will revisit both ponds and recheck the status of each fishery.