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Originally Posted by HonestChieffan
3 1/2 acres
Pond was built in the late 60's...26 foot is deepest
Was horribly managed by last 3 owners
When I bought it, I refenced all cattle off of it and started a census...had decent BG's, small bass, no cats, and horrific weeds
3 years later all the bass died...experts said disease/virus/fungus....thats Fishery Biologist for we dont know.....I restocked bass, added 20 grass carp, and started a feeding program
Feeding is a huge boost to BG and bass, takes a while for bass to learn but once they do they love some high protein high quality feed
Today I have bass 5-8 even 9 pounds on the trophy end, the BG's are amazing, I added 30 Channels every 2-3 years and the weeds are under control
My professional background is in weed management, crop and rangeland, my real specialty is rangeland and wildland weed and invasive species. I knew jack shit on pond/fisheries but have had a lot of great help from smart people.
Next level will be to add redear sunfish this summer late for control od=f snails that are the vector for worm parasites that attack bass and BG
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Great post full of detail, thanks!
You may not be a fisheries expert, but it sure sounds like you went in with a plan and stuck to it with great success... it’s funny you mention that virus spreading snail, I watched a YouTube video of a guy busting the dam on his pond and starting from scratch because of those things