With ice on the pond and a decent day (finally), I got the xmas trees in what I hope is the right, or at least a good place.
My reasoning for placing them there:
Lack of structure in pond for BG to escape predation from LMB and HSB.
Near BG beds.
4' depth (avg depth in that area) leading to deeper water (8-9')
Creating a highway from (nearby) beds to deeper water.
For fishing it's reachable from the shore, yet I can still get the boat on the inside of them.
Near feeding area (took pictures from dock).
Lastly, hopefully it will attract the remaining BCP in the pond for culling
As the ice will be safe for maybe this week, please share any thoughts or ideas as to a better way or better place to put them, unless I HAVE learned something and it looks ok
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BTW, the pond is 2 acres in size so this is just on one end and only one of many spawning areas.
Thanks in advance!
