My 13.5 acre pond has a very irregular shoreline with a circumference of about a mile. I hand feed along about 800 feet of shoreline. I find that when I fish for bluegill this time of year, there is a remarkable difference in the size of the fish where I feed and those elsewhere. Literally every fish caught in the feeding area is very large and very fat, with the circular profile and dwarfed-head with the �helmet� shown previously by Bruce (I think). Elsewhere, there is a full range of fish sizes, with most in the 3-5" range. During the spawn, the large fish caught are just as prevalent over beds where I don�t feed during the warm months as over those where I do. I would appreciate any opinions you might have on the following:

Are bluegill so territorial that they do not migrate around a lake much at all except at spawning time?

Are the big�uns running off all the younger bream from the feeding area?

Is feeding in only part of the water defeating the purpose of increasing the population of �bite-sized� bass food while producing great fish for me to catch?

Would it be helpful to feed part of the food in an area where the water shoals enough so that only small fish can get the food that floats near the shore?
Thanks in advance for any advice or opinions,
Lou