Help!!!!!!! My head hurts!!!! - 01/03/06 03:12 PM
After reading the replies from my previous post I became thouroughly confused. I am definately a newbie and want a pond that I can catch a few fish in for a family get together and occassionally catch a 3 lb bass for good measures. The following is a copy and paste of my first post on the board with my response to a few questions asked of me. I guess my main concern is am I waisting my time by trying to establish bass, catfish, and blue gill in a pond that is .42 acres? If you believe that this is indeed possible could you suggest a stocking plan that would help me achieve my goal? Please everything as simple as possible (kinda hard to do with so many variables) because my head hurts from reading 10 pages of posts on the board. Thanks again.
I will be adding on to an existing pond and whenever finished my calculations come up to approximately 18300 square feet which equates to .42 acres. For the inevitable question that you most likely knew was coming, what can I safely stock??? This pond will be 10 feet at its deepest and should have no problems maintaining at least an 8' level during the summer going by neighboring ponds. It will fill primarily by runoff and I may use an existing water well to help sustain this level if needed. Thanks for your time and please excuse my "rookie" question. Maybe in time I will learn enough to contribute meaningfully.
Ok...Pond was completely drained and all fish removed last month. Would love to put bass, bluegill, and catfish in the pond but I'm not so sure they would coexist very well in a half acre pond. Obviously bass of trophy quality are out of the question but 2-3 pound fish should definately be within the realm of possibility. Before draining the pond, water stayed muddy. It was only 6' deep at the deepest and had numerous yellow catfish(i'm assuming this is what is being referred to as bullheads?) Never really tried to clear the muddy water (Ag Lime) due to the fact that I knew I was going to be draining and extending. After draining, there was absolutely no grass or any plant life whatsoever in the pond. I will probably be feeding as my wife enjoys sitting at the pond and watching them feed. There are some trees that surround the pond but none are within 15 yards of the edge. Hope this message wasn't too hard to decipher and thanks for the advice.
I will be adding on to an existing pond and whenever finished my calculations come up to approximately 18300 square feet which equates to .42 acres. For the inevitable question that you most likely knew was coming, what can I safely stock??? This pond will be 10 feet at its deepest and should have no problems maintaining at least an 8' level during the summer going by neighboring ponds. It will fill primarily by runoff and I may use an existing water well to help sustain this level if needed. Thanks for your time and please excuse my "rookie" question. Maybe in time I will learn enough to contribute meaningfully.
Ok...Pond was completely drained and all fish removed last month. Would love to put bass, bluegill, and catfish in the pond but I'm not so sure they would coexist very well in a half acre pond. Obviously bass of trophy quality are out of the question but 2-3 pound fish should definately be within the realm of possibility. Before draining the pond, water stayed muddy. It was only 6' deep at the deepest and had numerous yellow catfish(i'm assuming this is what is being referred to as bullheads?) Never really tried to clear the muddy water (Ag Lime) due to the fact that I knew I was going to be draining and extending. After draining, there was absolutely no grass or any plant life whatsoever in the pond. I will probably be feeding as my wife enjoys sitting at the pond and watching them feed. There are some trees that surround the pond but none are within 15 yards of the edge. Hope this message wasn't too hard to decipher and thanks for the advice.