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I have 1.24 acre pond with an overabundance of 9-11 inch LMB and 4-6" BG. Not many large fish at all. I just bought the house last year and found out the pond was stocked with BG LMB trout walleye and catfish. I was told the trout are gone between birds and fishing, and the others are yet to be seen. I would like to stock trout again. It is 17 ft deep in the middle, and I believe it is cool enough. (Michigan) I do plan on aerating. Also, there is a lot of muck and quite weedy in summer. The pond is approx. 10 years old. Any help would greatly be appreciated.
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What are your goals for the pond - big bass, big BG, spilt the difference and do the best you can with both, ?
It is a little unusual to have a lot of both small BG and small bass; it suggests the fishing/removal practices in place before you bought the pond were, shall we say, suboptimum wrt maximizing the size of either species.
How far up in MI are you (important for keeping trout over the Summer)?
Also, have you considered feeding? Both trout and BG take well to feeding pelleted food, and it would also help provide more forage (via more & larger BG) for the bass.
Last edited by Theo Gallus; 01/14/09 09:19 AM.
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Mid michigan. If I had my wish It would be xtra large walleye and trout. Is this even possible? I could do without the bass. Thanks for any input. Anything I can do about the muck?
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Be sure and have the aeration system sized correctly (e.g. get pro help). Aeration can help with muck by providing plenty of O2 to speed decay of the organic portion of the sediments.
"Live like you'll die tomorrow, but manage your grass like you'll live forever." -S. M. Stirling
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