So, 5,000 gallons is 1/60 of your pond.. A drop in the bucket so to speak..
When I was a kid in south Texas, I recall eating a lot of perch.. (with a lot of bones).
It was danged good eatin too.. But I came to love Catfish later on and wouldn't
even consider perch if catfish was available..
How's Yellow Perch? Good eating??