APP :

It is your pond so you decide how to fish as long as its not illegal.

Most states have a pond mgt. book online. Don't know your state. Here is link to Miss. below.

http://msucares.com/pubs/publications/p1428.pdf

Read Mgt. section starting on pg. 10. It will help you with the population balance/assessment process. Look for your states book and see what it says. What does your BG population show? what sizes do you see? ewest