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This group is about your pond. How's it going? Questions on what to do next. Fish size and type.

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Fish Feeding 13 Replies

I have a 5 acre pond with bass,bluegill, crappie, and catfish. I was thinking about getting a protein based food called Aquafeed to feed the fish in order to keep them fat and healthy. Is this a good…Continue

Started by Wade Jones. Last reply by Terry E Brand Aug 16, 2018.

Bad Luck Stories 1 Reply

I caught 4 bluegill Thurs. before I laid my pole down around a post, and went to get my fishing chair. It never got pulled in before when I did this, but it did then. Whatever it was swam all around…Continue

Started by 10.5" RES Sharon. Last reply by David, aka, "McScruff" Jun 22, 2013.

Looking for Rotenone or someone to do it cheap 1 Reply

Thanks for this cool group everyone! I currently have a 1/4 acre pond that I'm wanting to redo. I am unable to locate a source for Rotenone or someone to do it for a good price. I live in MD, so…Continue

Started by Chris Roberts. Last reply by Ryan McCaw Apr 27, 2013.

Skinny bluegill and bass 6 Replies

Hey everyone hope you all are great fishing season and enjoying the summer, unfortunately at my pond the fish are not doing all that great this summer. My pond has always produced 4 to 5 pound bass…Continue

Started by Wade Jones. Last reply by Mike Cross Oct 11, 2012.

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Comment by Magnolia Rick on March 18, 2010 at 12:23pm: Ya I hear ya. One of my 4yrold grandbaby just had to use the net yesterday when I was fishing. Caught a little 10" bass. Holding her to keep her from falling in trying to move my rod to get it in her net lmao final got it in the net her backup the bank. All the time she's telling me " I'll help you pawpaw I'll help you" Just don't get better them that.

Comment by Billy Fason on March 18, 2010 at 11:52am: I've ordered netting to build holding pens for the small fish I buy and as soon as the ground is dry enough I'm going to put in about 30+yards of pea gravel in the shallow end of my pond. I will have to check on those 6" gills here to see if I can get some to stock. Thank you for that advice. Going to stock coppernose, redear, and more carp. I am getting my small pond ready to stock with fat head minnow, as this pond flows over into my main pond when it rains. Hope this will give me an unending supply of minnows to the main pond. Experiment I wanted to try. Ordered a 16 inch by three foot culvert, steel coated with tar, and will pack gravel around it. Hope this, with the netting over the end will end my fish loss problem to some extent. Ponds can sure get expensive, but worth every dime to watch my grandchildren pulling out fish.

Comment by Magnolia Rick on March 18, 2010 at 9:22am: Man Billy I hate to hear that. Man that sucks. Will good luck on the start over. I guess right now would be a good time to start stocking if you had too. They tell me 6” gills will spawn at that size. Down here they are $85.00 per hundred. Again I know that sucks. Keep us posted on how thing are going. Ya I added the overflow pipe with netting too.

Comment by Billy Fason on March 18, 2010 at 8:45am: With record rainfall this year my pond flooded out twice and now I am back to square one. All those fish I stocked seem to have migrated to the ponds down from me. I also found fish carcasses everywhere on the back of my property. Big red line in my journal on my pond and start over......... First thing on list is to install secondary culvert overflows with screening to save some of my fish. Feeding my fish and still have quite a few BG coming up, but no carp or catfish at all. And the number of BG is about a tenth of what I'm used to seeing at feeding time....... Guess the fishery will be happy to see me.

Comment by Josh Milczski (Omaha) on March 18, 2010 at 6:34am: JigNPig's results are exceptional, that is for sure.

Comment by Magnolia Rick on March 18, 2010 at 6:16am: ROFLMAO I hear you about plans. I'm writing everything down in pencil that way I can change it when it happens
All I want is a pond like jignpig then I'll be happy.

Comment by Josh Milczski (Omaha) on March 18, 2010 at 6:08am: There you go! Haha. Getting a pump maybe as soon as this weekend to get it all out of there. Then I'm going to break that spillway there in the background so I don't have to deal with that again. That's the plan anyway. One thing I've learned about pond building is that 'plan' is a very loose term.

Comment by Josh Milczski (Omaha) on March 18, 2010 at 6:04am

Comment by Magnolia Rick on March 18, 2010 at 5:57am: Pond Boss form is a great resource for anyone building or managing a pond.
I know that for some of us it’s a little hard to find just what you’re looking for.
I have found that if you use the search link it helps a little. Lol
The one most important thing I’ve read is to keep record of what you’re doing.
Fish size at stocking, number caught and size, feeding when how often ans so on.
Post what your pond records are. Help an old dog.
I’m just waiting to see pictures of Josh (Omaha) pond with water in it. LOL
Looking toward spawning time to see what success it’ll bring
Larry all the fake plants came from hobby Lobby lmao

Comment by Magnolia Rick on March 15, 2010 at 2:09pm: Crappie breed like rabbitt. They'll take over a pond quickly. Eat the food and so on. They tell me crappie should not be stocked in a pond small them 10 acres.
Might check other but that what I'm told.
And you can't shoot the Cormorant. It's the law