The pond is roughly an acre located in southern Illinios. The bluegill we been catching are 1 to 2 inches in length.
What would be the best fish species to put in a pond to bring the bluegill population under control?
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9 Responses to What would be the best fish species to put in a pond to bring the bluegill population under control?
saugeye, small mouth, and crayfish. crayfish target their eggs
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catfish will hunt the crap outa some blue gills
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Largemouth bass eat bluegill.
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Doesn’t sound to me like you have a bad problem yet. If you introduce bass, they will need some smaller fish to prey on. If you want to get rid of them, muskellunge or even pike are a great option used here by the state to control species.
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Stock it with some Largemouth Bass. Get the local fish & wildlife group to schedule a stocking plan on this pond. They will do it for a small fee. At least in Kentucky, they will. They will stock your pond with bluegills, catfish, bass or all three. Get them to stock it with Largemouth Bass and maybe even some Channel Catfish. Largemouth Bass will thrive on the bluegill. After the bass have gotten big, and there is not an over crowded bluegill pond, you can throw a bluegill colored crankbait at the bass to catch them.
Happy fishing.
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Where I live the ponds are stocked with bluegills to support the largemouth bass population. If the bluegills are getting overpopulated the bass will quickly get them back in check. Stock it with a few large mouth bass.
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Try Northern pike or bass.
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Largemouth bass.
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Bass.
or an alligator gar.
-B
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