I have a fairly large gully (15-20' wide and 1-4' deep) that is my north property boundary. It holds water all year and is flowing 90% of the time. It is the overflow drain for several large ponds that were dug as water reservoirs for sulfur mining and total to several hundred acre. I have seen BG, LMB and Gar along with other unidentified fish swimming in the gully.
I have been using minnow traps to catch small fish to see what is in the gully. I have been putting the BG in a small pond on the opposite side of my property than my 1.25 acre pond. It was dug for live stock watering in the early 90's with gentle slopes, max depth of 5-6' and is crystal clear. I have never seen any fish in the pond and do not know if it was ever stocked.
Here is a pic of the pond:
This is what the bottom looks like:
Here are the fish I caught yesterday in the minnow traps:
Fish 1:
These appear to be BG I caught 9 total:
Fish 2:
Another type of BG or just different coloration?
Fish 3:
I caught 3 of this type and can not figure out what it is:
I am not worried about the gully fish making their way into my big pond because the gully is, at the highest, 8' lower than the discharge of my standpipe which has a 3' riser.
