|
Forums36
Topics40,964
Posts558,008
Members18,506
| |
Most Online3,612
Jan 10th, 2023
|
|
|
9 members (Sunil, Don Kennedy, Theo Gallus, Bigtrh24, Rick O, SetterGuy, Dave Davidson1, catscratch, Boondoggle),
1,034
guests, and
172
robots. |
|
Key:
Admin,
Global Mod,
Mod
|
|
|
|
Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 2,287
Lunker
|
Lunker
Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 2,287 |
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: May 2002
Posts: 1,655 Likes: 1
Ambassador Hall of Fame 2014  Lunker
|
Ambassador Hall of Fame 2014 Lunker
Joined: May 2002
Posts: 1,655 Likes: 1 |
"I love living. I have some problems with my life, but living is the best thing they've come up with so far." � Neil Simon,
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 49
Lunker
|
|
Lunker
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 49 |
"One fish. Two fish. Red fish. Blue fish. Black fish. Blue fish. Old fish. New fish. This one has a little star. This one has a little car. Say! What a lot of fish there are." Dr. Seuss
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jun 2007
Posts: 3,794
Lunker
|
|
Lunker
Joined: Jun 2007
Posts: 3,794 |
N.E. Texas 2 acre and 1/4 acre ponds
Original george #173 (22 June 2002)
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 79
Lunker
|
|
Lunker
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 79 |
One 1.5 acres, two just under .5 acres
GaryTexas
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 957
Lunker
|
|
Lunker
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 957 |
1/4 & 3/4 acre ponds. A thousand miles from no where and there is no place I want to be...
Dwight Yoakam
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 71
Lunker
|
|
Lunker
Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 71 |
Yes, at .3 acres here in New Hampshire.
BTW, very interested in your blocking net, Cecil. I just bought a 70' wide 12' high net from Sterling Net. 3/4 inch mesh. Found 'em on the web. The net's going to be used for seining & sampling. But blocking is interesting... Good luck. Great to read your posts.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 16,055 Likes: 277
Moderator Lunker
|
Moderator Lunker
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 16,055 Likes: 277 |
One over, 2 under and 4 small water holes.
It's not about the fish. It's about the pond. Take care of the pond and the fish will be fine. PB subscriber since before it was in color.
Without a sense of urgency, Nothing ever gets done.
Boy, if I say "sic em", you'd better look for something to bite. Sam Shelley Rancher and Farmer Muleshoe Texas 1892-1985 RIP
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 365
Lunker
|
|
Lunker
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 365 |
Yes and no.
I've only owned the land since this past October, and when I was scouting the land and taking measurements in August-October the pond was about .9 acres, but after the wet winter, it is now about 1.85 acres. It has doubled in size (it is a groundwater pond, btw).
-Chris 1 acre pond Currently managing: FHM, GSH, GSF, BG, PS, RES, LES, YP, SMB, LMB, HSB, RBT, WE, CC, FHC, and Grass Shrimp 
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 7,615 Likes: 5
Ambassador
Field Correspondent Lunker
|
|
Ambassador
Field Correspondent Lunker
Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 7,615 Likes: 5 |
Cecil, this would have been great as a full pole. With selections of say:
Up to 1 acre
1 to 3 acres
3 to 5 acres
5 to 10 acres
Over 10 acres
It would be real interesting (at least in my opinion) to see what sizes peoples ponds are.
JEFF, I will hijack your thread a moment. Lusk is planning a reader survey to be published I think this year in Pond Boss magazine. It will probably include pond size. Results will be interesting. -B.Cody
I know that was not the purpose of your post but I think that you are on to something here.
Anyhoo, my answer is no.
Full pool I'm at about 2.8 acres.
Low pool I'm at about 1.8 to 2.0 acres.
This past drought year probably about 1.7 acres (DIED's pond and mine dropped about 6-7 verticle feet!)
Last edited by Bill Cody; 02/01/08 08:50 PM.
JHAP
~~~~~~~~~~
"My mind is a raging torrent, flooded with rivulets of thought cascading into a waterfall of creative alternatives."
...Hedley Lamarr (that's Hedley not Hedy)
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 88
Lunker
|
|
Lunker
Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 88 |
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 5,712 Likes: 3
Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker
|
Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 5,712 Likes: 3 |
One half acre -- high water or low water.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: May 2004
Posts: 13,975 Likes: 277
Moderator Lunker
|
Moderator Lunker
Joined: May 2004
Posts: 13,975 Likes: 277 |
Vertical sides, Cat? 
"Live like you'll die tomorrow, but manage your grass like you'll live forever." -S. M. Stirling ![[Linked Image from i.pinimg.com]](https://i.pinimg.com/736x/ed/b5/e7/edb5e7f935843b996cf52be593c9ebd2--smoothie-smooth-collie.jpg)
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 5,712 Likes: 3
Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker
|
Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 5,712 Likes: 3 |
Vertical sides, Cat? Darn close to vertical everywhere but at the dam. The depth at water's edge most places is 12 to 18 inches.
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOM S.N/ILL
Unregistered
|
|
TOM S.N/ILL
Unregistered
|
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Aug 2002
Posts: 20,043 Likes: 1
Hall of Fame Lunker
|
OP
Hall of Fame Lunker
Joined: Aug 2002
Posts: 20,043 Likes: 1 |
Cecil, this would have been great as a full pole. With selections of say:
Up to 1 acre
1 to 3 acres
3 to 5 acres
5 to 10 acres
Over 10 acres
It would be real interesting (at least in my opinion) to see what sizes peoples ponds are.
I know that was not the purpose of your post but I think that you are on to something here.
Anyhoo, my answer is no.
Full pool I'm at about 2.8 acres.
Low pool I'm at about 1.8 to 2.0 acres.
This past drought year probably about 1.7 acres (DIED's pond and mine dropped about 6-7 verticle feet!)
I agree. Too bad there isn't a poll option here. On many of the websites I frequent they have a way of constructing a poll.
If pigs could fly bacon would be harder to come by and there would be a lot of damaged trees.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Apr 2002
Posts: 15,151 Likes: 491
Moderator
Ambassador
Field Correspondent Lunker
|
|
Moderator
Ambassador
Field Correspondent Lunker
Joined: Apr 2002
Posts: 15,151 Likes: 491 |
Both ponds less than 1 acre.
As I mentioned in an Edit of Jeff's post above, Lusk is planning a reader survey for I think 2008 in the PBoss magazine. The questions will probably include pond size. Survey results will be interesting.
.
Last edited by Bill Cody; 02/02/08 09:30 PM.
aka Pond Doctor & Dr. Perca Read Pond Boss Magazine -
America's Journal of Pond Management
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Aug 2002
Posts: 20,043 Likes: 1
Hall of Fame Lunker
|
OP
Hall of Fame Lunker
Joined: Aug 2002
Posts: 20,043 Likes: 1 |
Bill,
Good deal although typically returns on mail in surveys are quite low. I forget what the percentage is but it's quite low.
If pigs could fly bacon would be harder to come by and there would be a lot of damaged trees.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: May 2002
Posts: 1,655 Likes: 1
Ambassador Hall of Fame 2014 Lunker
|
Ambassador Hall of Fame 2014 Lunker
Joined: May 2002
Posts: 1,655 Likes: 1 |
If memory serves me right PB had a mail in survey a few years ago. I'll bet it had a high response %. I believe PB subscribers are such an interested bunch that surveys get a huge response.
I also remember Lusk once ask for readers to respond "why should your pond be included in an upcoming "World Tour". I know that one had good responses.
Bing
Last edited by Bing; 02/01/08 09:18 PM. Reason: clarify
"I love living. I have some problems with my life, but living is the best thing they've come up with so far." � Neil Simon,
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Aug 2002
Posts: 20,043 Likes: 1
Hall of Fame Lunker
|
OP
Hall of Fame Lunker
Joined: Aug 2002
Posts: 20,043 Likes: 1 |
I have no doubt readers are well intended but it's human to forget or put something off. I'd be curious as to what the response rate was.
If pigs could fly bacon would be harder to come by and there would be a lot of damaged trees.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 2,505
Ambassador Field Correspondent Hall of Fame Lunker
|
Ambassador Field Correspondent Hall of Fame Lunker
Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 2,505 |
Less than 1/8 acre (4' max depth)
.85 acres (trout pond, 6' max)
1.3 acres (6' max)
2 acres (6' max)
3.25 acres (12' max)
25.08 acres (44' max)
Cecil,
As much as I would want to fill out a mail survey, I probably wouldnt, and if I did it would probably be late. I would fill out an online survey probably the same day I received it.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 6,934 Likes: 2
Ambassador
Field Correspondent Lunker
|
|
Ambassador
Field Correspondent Lunker
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 6,934 Likes: 2 |
...I would fill out an online survey probably the same day I received it.  
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 473
Lunker
|
|
Lunker
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 473 |
20 acres of trees & 3/4 acre pond.
"Home of the future Texas state HSB record for Private ponds"
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 2,086
Lunker
|
|
Lunker
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 2,086 |
I subscribe Some days you get the dog,and some days he gets you.Every dog has his day,and sometimes he has two! 
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Aug 2002
Posts: 20,043 Likes: 1
Hall of Fame Lunker
|
OP
Hall of Fame Lunker
Joined: Aug 2002
Posts: 20,043 Likes: 1 |
Yeah I want to know who's got the biggest fish and when they will NOT be home.  Cody comment. Hey topic starter - keep the topic on the subject. I recall someone requested to answer with a "A simple yes or no will suffice." LOL
Last edited by Bill Cody; 02/02/08 09:38 PM.
If pigs could fly bacon would be harder to come by and there would be a lot of damaged trees.
|
|
|
Moderated by Bill Cody, Bruce Condello, catmandoo, Chris Steelman, Dave Davidson1, esshup, ewest, FireIsHot, Omaha, Sunil, teehjaeh57 |
|
