Well i also heard that 1 acre was to small for crappie unless u want a bunch of dinks ...that really sux..:-( ...oh well
As far as draining the pond that is unfortunately not an option...it serves as a watering hole for my horses also...i do know that the previous owner dug the pond and never stocked it with anything...its about 7 years old....i ran a seine thru this evening and picked up about 50 or so 4 inch bluegill..few pounds of minnows....three frogs...1 bass 10 inch...and my 2 channel cats (i filleted them)...oh and some scum and twigs...but thats all

This was done in about 5 or 6 passes in each of the pond areas

Hopefully i can honestly say i think that might be close to everything thats in there

Any thoughts