Pond Boss Forums STOCKING A NEW POND Creating the food chain How many crayfish to stock for new pond

ABC,

My pond is a little different in that I'm not targeting a "main sport fish." I'm going for diversity in both forage and sport fish. I've always enjoyed river fishing because you never know what you might catch. I'm trying to manage my pond with that same goal. I'm not looking to raise trophy anything, just good fishing. In 2016 we caught healthy PS, YP, BG, HBG, SMB, WE, CC and LMB from the pond. I have also learned that ONE key to achieving that diversity goal is managing the size and quantity of your apex predators. For example, my long term tentative plan is to try to keep the majority of the LMB population at 14 inches or smaller which is why I'm asking if 14 inch LMB have the mouthgap to control the adult White River Crays.

If you're interested, here's a link to my thread documenting my journey.

http://forums.pondboss.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=411590#Post411590