All across the United States and into Canada pumpkinseeds are found living in clean, lakes and ponds. The numbers of pumpkinseeds is increasing because of natural factors. In many lakes and ponds pumpkinseeds have no true predators, therefore they end up over reproducing, which leads to competition for survival. These fish live in shallow waters and have a wide range of food to choose from, therefore fishing for pumpkinseeds is easy. They will just about bite at any kind of bait, making them easy to catch.
Pumpkinseeds populate many lakes and ponds, which are used by humans.
At home in Connecticut a summer s day isn t complete unless I sit on my dock and feed these brightly colored, beautiful creatures. The overpopulation causes stunting in the pumpkinseed s growth. Many organizations are trying to find ways to reduce the population of pumpkinseeds without harming the waters they live in. One way is to introduce predator fish to pumpkinseed environments. This helps keep the pumpkinseed population down by means of natural conditions.