The agent knows a lot more about cows than he does fish, so he passed off the caller by handing him a list of local fish hatcheries and dealers. All our man wants is a few fish. Our would-be pondmeister shrugs and dials a fellow at Hatchery No. 2, then Hatchery 3. Stock adult bluegills, says one. Stock shiners, says another.
Stock fatheads, golden shiners, threadfin shad, goldfish and, presumably, the kitchen sink.
By now, out man is totally confused. The blur was giving him a headache, until, as a last resort, he phoned our office. We begin solving the problem by recommending bluegill. The bluegill is the perfect baitfish, with a mouth smaller than a pencil eraser, so it can not compete with adult bass for food. Like underwater rabbits, bluegill spawn several times a year adding pint-sized food to the system every time.