Thanks Coosa. Government Bream are just bluegills and redeared sunfish supplied by the state for stocking. They grow up to be regular copperheads and shellcrackers. Could be your friend wanted red bellies in his pond. That won't work; I've tried it.

Far back as I know about, my family settled in the forks of the Ohoopee. I ought to go over there to the courthouse and trace back where they were...Geo