Do chain pickerel and spotted gar feed during the winter months in an outside pond? I'm building a liner pond for all native fish here in Southeast Pennsylvania.
In my old house I built a liner pond with koi, goldfish, minnows, bullhead and channel catfish. They basically shut down with the cold temperatures and I stop feeding in the fall. Each year all my fish did very well, however I've never kept gar and pickerel outside so I'm not sure if these two species require feeding during the winter months or not. I'm assuming they don't but I figure I would check with the experts here.
-Thanks
Mike
In my old house I built a liner pond with koi, goldfish, minnows, bullhead and channel catfish. They basically shut down with the cold temperatures and I stop feeding in the fall. Each year all my fish did very well, however I've never kept gar and pickerel outside so I'm not sure if these two species require feeding during the winter months or not. I'm assuming they don't but I figure I would check with the experts here.
-Thanks
Mike