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my pond seems to have millions of white perch and hundreds of german carp but very few yellow perch,crapie,cats,and large bass. but i do see thousands of bass fry every year. could my system be out of balance? what would a healthy balance be?
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Welcome Scottp.
What size is your pond?
What are the goals for your pond.
 "The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge." Stephen W. Hawking
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100 acors want to help bass populations thrive
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i have test equipment what are the corect water params.for bass?
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To answer this we'd need to know approx numbers and sizes of the fish. (to see if their is a good forage base for bass too)
It looks like you need to thin out the carp.
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Having refreshed my memory of White Perch (Morone americana), a lake loaded down with them and German Carp is indeed out of whack IMO. Correcting their high numbers is going to be difficult in 100 acre BOW.
It's a good thing you do have (LM)Bass reproduction going on. What other predators are available/legal to stock in (Rhode Island?)?
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probly pickeral,small mouths,,and cats
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It's not about the fish. It's about the pond. Take care of the pond and the fish will be fine. PB subscriber since before it was in color.
Without a sense of urgency, Nothing ever gets done.
Boy, if I say "sic em", you'd better look for something to bite. Sam Shelley Rancher and Farmer Muleshoe Texas 1892-1985 RIP
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I thought the same thing DD. One hundred acres ain't no pond, that's a dang lake by anyone's standards.
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I am not in any way qualified to advise on a 100 acre lake.
It's not about the fish. It's about the pond. Take care of the pond and the fish will be fine. PB subscriber since before it was in color.
Without a sense of urgency, Nothing ever gets done.
Boy, if I say "sic em", you'd better look for something to bite. Sam Shelley Rancher and Farmer Muleshoe Texas 1892-1985 RIP
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If the lake is clear of stumps and such, maybe a trawl net could knock down the numbers. Separating the fish would be a lot of work, but the good news is you would get a good survey.
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