Scales, I wouldn't beat yourself up too much about it. If you've been feeding the bluegill, that takes a large amount of pressure off your new YOY LMB.

If you have cover in the pond for smaller fish, even better.


Now, with 300 baby LMB over 8 acres of water, it may take a while to see and grasp how many have survived.

Excerpt from Robert Crais' "The Monkey's Raincoat:"
"She took another microscopic bite of her sandwich, then pushed it away. Maybe she absorbed nutrients from her surroundings."