Help! Did the bass survive? - 05/17/13 02:25 AM
Thanks in advance for the help. Here's the situation. We closed on some property in January with a 4 acre pond in East Central Georgia. At the time there was only about 8 inches of water over about a .25 acre of it. It had been this low for over a year and had been seriously low since about 2006. The 8 inches of water was very clear and I never saw any sign of life during the many times I went to look at it. With the heavy rains we had in March it filled up quickly and is still above full. I had already begun plans to restock it. However, this week I noticed bream bedding!!! I was blown away. I saw approximately 15 "half-hand" sized bream swimming near beds at the bank. Then I got to wondering if any bass might have survived. I have seen fry but can't tell if they are bass fry or bream.
So in 3.5 months my pond went from 8 inches of water over just a small area with seemingly no life to a full 4 acres with about 8 feet of water and bream bedding.
My question is... What are the chances bass survived the extreme low water? Are they as hardy as bream seem to be? How can I know for sure the bass did or did not survive? What do you recommend I do?
So in 3.5 months my pond went from 8 inches of water over just a small area with seemingly no life to a full 4 acres with about 8 feet of water and bream bedding.
My question is... What are the chances bass survived the extreme low water? Are they as hardy as bream seem to be? How can I know for sure the bass did or did not survive? What do you recommend I do?