How to fight stunting in a pond? - Bluegill - Big Bluegill2024-03-29T08:39:52Zhttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/forum/topics/how-to-fight-stunting-in-a?commentId=2036984%3AComment%3A64929&feed=yes&xn_auth=noI'm not sure about the CF, th…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2009-12-03:2036984:Comment:649472009-12-03T02:53:43.479Z10.5" RES Sharonhttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/SharonDianaHansen
I'm not sure about the CF, that is just what I've seen during feedings. There are only a few 5" BG in there that I have caught. Don't know where any bigger ones would be if there are any. I put in 150 fry in myself. Doesn't seem overpopulated with BG at the present time, but I do wonder what happened to all the big BG. As far as I have been told, no one has put any new fish (except the 150) in there for 10 years, and they only catch CF to eat. In such a small pond, wouldn't bass eat every BG in…
I'm not sure about the CF, that is just what I've seen during feedings. There are only a few 5" BG in there that I have caught. Don't know where any bigger ones would be if there are any. I put in 150 fry in myself. Doesn't seem overpopulated with BG at the present time, but I do wonder what happened to all the big BG. As far as I have been told, no one has put any new fish (except the 150) in there for 10 years, and they only catch CF to eat. In such a small pond, wouldn't bass eat every BG in there? Catfish won't thin out an ove…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2009-12-03:2036984:Comment:649292009-12-03T02:08:00.228ZWalt Foremanhttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/WaltForeman
Catfish won't thin out an overpopulated bluegill population. Bass won't unless stocked in large numbers.
Catfish won't thin out an overpopulated bluegill population. Bass won't unless stocked in large numbers. Dale, she told me in our chat…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2009-12-03:2036984:Comment:649282009-12-03T01:50:23.458ZJosh Milczski (Omaha)https://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/JoshMilczski
Dale, she told me in our chat that she stocked 8 channel cats in there up to 16". Am I remembering correctly Sharon? No bass. I suggested more cats and that her 1/4 acre pond would sustain a few bass as well.
Dale, she told me in our chat that she stocked 8 channel cats in there up to 16". Am I remembering correctly Sharon? No bass. I suggested more cats and that her 1/4 acre pond would sustain a few bass as well. how many bass do you have in…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2009-12-02:2036984:Comment:648882009-12-02T23:21:41.302ZDale Fortinhttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/DaleFortin
how many bass do you have in there and other types of fish?
how many bass do you have in there and other types of fish? click on chat instead of foru…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2009-12-02:2036984:Comment:648682009-12-02T19:20:00.318Z10.5" RES Sharonhttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/SharonDianaHansen
click on chat instead of forums
click on chat instead of forums Never done the chat thing, bu…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2009-12-02:2036984:Comment:648672009-12-02T19:19:24.810ZJosh Milczski (Omaha)https://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/JoshMilczski
Never done the chat thing, but I could try. Honestly though, you probably want to ask a person who is more knowledgeable about these things than I, like Bruce. How would I get on chat?
Never done the chat thing, but I could try. Honestly though, you probably want to ask a person who is more knowledgeable about these things than I, like Bruce. How would I get on chat? You need more predators. You…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2009-12-02:2036984:Comment:648662009-12-02T19:18:14.310ZWalt Foremanhttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/WaltForeman
You need more predators. You can stock more bass, though it will hurt the average size of the bass; another method, which will not hurt the bass size, is to stock a few northern pike or tiger muskie, two to four per acre. If you live in the North tiger muskie would be better because they're sterile and can't spawn; in the South the pike won't be able to spawn either. I've used this method more than once to thin out overcrowded sunfish populations. Don't stock flathead catfish though unless the…
You need more predators. You can stock more bass, though it will hurt the average size of the bass; another method, which will not hurt the bass size, is to stock a few northern pike or tiger muskie, two to four per acre. If you live in the North tiger muskie would be better because they're sterile and can't spawn; in the South the pike won't be able to spawn either. I've used this method more than once to thin out overcrowded sunfish populations. Don't stock flathead catfish though unless the lake is very large, thirty or forty acres or more, because they get much bigger even than muskie and have a larger gape and will eat down the bluegill and bass both.<br />
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Feeding per the Pond Boss thread will also make a big difference, though population correction is job number one right now for you. can you get on chat so I can…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2009-12-02:2036984:Comment:648632009-12-02T19:16:01.055Z10.5" RES Sharonhttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/SharonDianaHansen
can you get on chat so I can talk to you?
can you get on chat so I can talk to you? After culling out small fish…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2009-12-02:2036984:Comment:648622009-12-02T19:14:22.569ZJosh Milczski (Omaha)https://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/JoshMilczski
After culling out small fish or stocking teeth? Depends on how long ago you culled or stocked the teeth and if you got enough out to make a difference.
After culling out small fish or stocking teeth? Depends on how long ago you culled or stocked the teeth and if you got enough out to make a difference. what if there are no larger o…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2009-12-02:2036984:Comment:648602009-12-02T19:11:09.864Z10.5" RES Sharonhttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/SharonDianaHansen
what if there are no larger ones yet?
what if there are no larger ones yet?