Generally, a fertile pond can have a harvest of 25-35 pounds of bass per acre annually. Harvest these throughout the year rather than during a short period. Regulate quality bream fishing with the bass harvest. When you begin fishing in a new pond, the stocked bream will average about 4 ounces. If you harvest fewer pounds of bass, the average size of bream will increase.
More bass eat more bream, and the survivors grow faster because more food per fish is available.
Ponds with the best fishing have 4-5 pounds of bream removed for each pound of bass. Remember, if no bass are harvested, a bass-crowded condition may occur. Don't rely on your memory. Keep records of numbers and weight of fish caught. If you catch both bream and bass that are in good condition and in a variety of sizes, the fish population is balanced.