In theory that works, but theory and actual "boots on the ground" experience is different, at least with one pond we stocked. There were at least a pair of green sunfish in the pond (it seems). When the customer wanted to stock the predators, we did a quick net survey. We found 0 surviving recruitment except for 1,000's of Green Sunfish. Without predators to control their numbers, that population exploded and became the top predator in the pond, suppressing all the other fish in the pond.
Wow - would this be true of straight Bluegill, becoming the top predator and not allowing stocker LMB to produce? What size stocker LMB would 'take' in a new pond loaded with bluegill or green sunfish? Thanks
