Trophy Redear Pond - Bluegill - Big Bluegill2024-03-29T11:23:04Zhttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/forum/topics/2036984:Topic:5773?feed=yes&xn_auth=noBump. An update would be nice…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2016-09-21:2036984:Comment:6984162016-09-21T05:38:46.580ZJohn Burnshttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/JohnBurns
<p>Bump. An update would be nice. I have been raising RES along with FHM and more lately GS in a 1/20th acre pond for two years now. I can not say it has been a great success, but I have been trapping and pulling out quite a few YOY RES and transferring to my main pond. I need to use a cast net or some other means to sample. Have caught a few adults on hook and line just to sample the breeding stock.</p>
<p>A GSF snuck in somehow and have also been getting some RESxGSF hybrid fingerlings which…</p>
<p>Bump. An update would be nice. I have been raising RES along with FHM and more lately GS in a 1/20th acre pond for two years now. I can not say it has been a great success, but I have been trapping and pulling out quite a few YOY RES and transferring to my main pond. I need to use a cast net or some other means to sample. Have caught a few adults on hook and line just to sample the breeding stock.</p>
<p>A GSF snuck in somehow and have also been getting some RESxGSF hybrid fingerlings which I am not opposed to.</p>
<p>Here is the pond I am raising the RES in. The fish information is later in the thread about the pond.</p>
<p><a href="http://forums.pondboss.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=456290&page=1" target="_blank">Forage pond with RES</a></p> I also would like an update t…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2014-11-14:2036984:Comment:5657292014-11-14T04:26:29.861ZJohn Burnshttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/JohnBurns
<p>I also would like an update to this thread. I'm also trying to raise RES along with FHM and wonder if this pond was a success or failure as far as the RES goes.</p>
<p>I also would like an update to this thread. I'm also trying to raise RES along with FHM and wonder if this pond was a success or failure as far as the RES goes.</p> If your pond has a 15" to 18"…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2011-02-25:2036984:Comment:1281882011-02-25T00:58:53.711ZC Barbhttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/CardellBarbarin
If your pond has a 15" to 18" visability, it needs to be fertilized. As for res only. I was told that that couldnt work. But I am inclined to belive that almost anything can work if managed well. Good luck with everything
If your pond has a 15" to 18" visability, it needs to be fertilized. As for res only. I was told that that couldnt work. But I am inclined to belive that almost anything can work if managed well. Good luck with everything Could we get an update on you…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2010-12-20:2036984:Comment:1133142010-12-20T02:20:22.062Z10.5" RES Sharonhttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/SharonDianaHansen
<p>Could we get an update on your pond? How big are the RES now?</p>
<p>Could we get an update on your pond? How big are the RES now?</p> Lime pond. I notice that afte…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2010-01-08:2036984:Comment:682442010-01-08T00:53:56.760ZMagnolia Rickhttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/RickMowery
Lime pond. I notice that after I add line to my pond and the ph goes up<br />
forage fish seem to increase and move more. Pond Boss note 1 ton of lime per acre. I use bags from the bank. Seem to be one of the best thing I'm doing other then adding minnow as much as I can. But now this is just me.
Lime pond. I notice that after I add line to my pond and the ph goes up<br />
forage fish seem to increase and move more. Pond Boss note 1 ton of lime per acre. I use bags from the bank. Seem to be one of the best thing I'm doing other then adding minnow as much as I can. But now this is just me. Have you thought about adding…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2010-01-07:2036984:Comment:682182010-01-07T21:20:36.621Zmike doeringhttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/mikedoering
Have you thought about adding fresh water clams to your pond? After all, they are called "shellcrackers" for this reason. We have a large clam base in Lake Cachuma in California, and the redears seem to thrive on them<br />
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Have you thought about adding fresh water clams to your pond? After all, they are called "shellcrackers" for this reason. We have a large clam base in Lake Cachuma in California, and the redears seem to thrive on them<br />
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Look like you doing everything right. Keep posting as I also buiding and stocking pond.LMS HBG<br />
with flathead minnow.
Look like you doing everything right. Keep posting as I also buiding and stocking pond.LMS HBG<br />
with flathead minnow. I would be grateful for an up…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2009-12-15:2036984:Comment:658652009-12-15T01:00:10.898Z10.5" RES Sharonhttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/SharonDianaHansen
I would be grateful for an update on the progress of your pond. Did it get overpopulated with a particular fish? Are they eatable size yet? Are the RES stunted?<br />
Thanks,<br />
Sharon
I would be grateful for an update on the progress of your pond. Did it get overpopulated with a particular fish? Are they eatable size yet? Are the RES stunted?<br />
Thanks,<br />
Sharon My RES are still showing some…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2008-08-12:2036984:Comment:60152008-08-12T00:35:38.491ZGWhttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/GW75
My RES are still showing some spawning behaviors and I'm wondering if they might go for it again with the coming full moon.
My RES are still showing some spawning behaviors and I'm wondering if they might go for it again with the coming full moon. One thing I would do is evalu…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2008-08-12:2036984:Comment:60132008-08-12T00:21:43.473ZBruce Condellohttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/BruceCondello
One thing I would do is evaluate (in theory, at least) what the dissolved oxygen profile of the pond is.<br />
<br />
I've found that sometimes people place traps in areas of a pond, in the summer, that are mostly devoid of oxygen.<br />
<br />
Something to think about, anyway.<br />
<br />
Some of my young-of-the-year redear sunfish and bluegill are over four inches already. The full width of my hand!<br />
<br />
That's an awfully late spawn RES. Sometimes bluegill and redears have multiple spawns in a year, especially in the southern U.S.…
One thing I would do is evaluate (in theory, at least) what the dissolved oxygen profile of the pond is.<br />
<br />
I've found that sometimes people place traps in areas of a pond, in the summer, that are mostly devoid of oxygen.<br />
<br />
Something to think about, anyway.<br />
<br />
Some of my young-of-the-year redear sunfish and bluegill are over four inches already. The full width of my hand!<br />
<br />
That's an awfully late spawn RES. Sometimes bluegill and redears have multiple spawns in a year, especially in the southern U.S. Nature's insurance policy perhaps?