Sorry to derail this thread, but my parents have a pond in their back yard and its full of bass. Over a decade ago, due a neighbor using a ton of fertilizer, we had a massive die off and every fish floated belly up (bass, catfish, yellow perch, etc). A few years ago my brothers and I caught a few big bass (maybe 4 or 5 total) that are 3-4 lbers and transferred them to my parents pond. Over the years they have spawned and produced literally hundreds of small little bass <.5 lbs that aren't getting bigger. As of now the pond is exclusively bass. I've been told we need a apex predator in the pond to cull the little ones to get more larger sized bass. Does anyone knows where I can get some pickerel, either purchased for stocking or a great location to catch some near Cheshire I would appreciate it. Apologies again for derailing the thread. If anyone has advice please DM me!
