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Posted By: andyafton Pond - 08/31/09 10:49 PM
I recently purchased a new house in Afton NY with a 1 acre pond, about 330 long and 110 at it widest and about 16-18 feet deep throughout. Here are some pics.



Posted By: Sunil Re: Pond - 09/01/09 12:31 AM
Congratulations, that looks like a nice pond.

What do you know about it? Fish? History? Water Source?
Posted By: n8ly Re: Pond - 09/01/09 01:41 AM
stinkin awesome would be more appropriate!
Posted By: CJBS2003 Re: Pond - 09/01/09 07:01 AM
Very very nice! I can't wait to hear more details about it...
Posted By: andyafton Re: Pond - 09/01/09 07:20 PM
im a newbie on ponds but the native fish are large mouthbass,bluegill and bullheads. i added 100 rainbow trout 14 inch ,70 yellow perch 3-5 inch , 40 channel cats 6-8 inch and 4000 fathead minnows. the pond is spring fed and also water comes of a mountain into it, i put a bucket under the flow and it averaged out to 350-400 gallons a hour
Posted By: andyafton Re: Pond - 09/07/09 11:39 PM
 Originally Posted By: andyafton
im a newbie on ponds but the native fish are large mouthbass,bluegill and bullheads. i added 100 rainbow trout 14 inch ,70 yellow perch 3-5 inch , 40 channel cats 6-8 inch and 4000 fathead minnows. the pond is spring fed and also water comes of a mountain into it, i put a bucket under the flow and it averaged out to 350-400 gallons a hour
did i make a mistake by adding rainbow trout
Posted By: CJBS2003 Re: Pond - 09/08/09 12:21 AM
I don't think so... It would be very rare for the trout to reproduce if impossible, so you don't have to worry about them taking over. Depending on a number of factors, your trout may not survive year round in your pond as well. So they may end up becoming a put and take style fishery. In all likelihood, they will not affect your pond dynamics at all. Just a nice little bonus fish...
Posted By: adirondack pond Re: Pond - 09/08/09 12:35 AM
Hey Andy, if you ever wanted to stock Tiger trout your not too far from Morrisville college, they sell them.
Posted By: andyafton Re: Pond - 09/14/09 09:31 PM
give me some info on the fish
Posted By: adirondack pond Re: Pond - 09/15/09 01:01 AM
Here ya go.
http://www.fieldandstream.com/photos/gal...er-trout-photos
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger_trout
http://www.thelocalhookupma.com/id13.html

Posted By: CJBS2003 Re: Pond - 09/15/09 07:03 AM
 Originally Posted By: andyafton
give me some info on the fish


Only the coolest cold water fish around... HAHA
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