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I was working on the pond yesterday and saw a YOY. I think it was a golden shiner because it swam off fast when I bent down to look at it. This evening I went and fed the fish. The fatheads were ganging up on the pellets. Also saw about a dozen YOY while watching the fish eat. Finished the dock yesterday too. 
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Nice work Chris...looking superb!
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Way to go! The dock looks great! I'm looking forward to future stockings.
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I can see it now....Young Blood working the deep frier on the end of the dock.
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Chris do you have the next one layed out.
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I have the sites picked out but nothing other than that. The next time I am down there I would like to set up a transit and see if I have enough elevation change at one site. The pond just down from our campers will be 5-6 acres I am guessing and the other one on the new property next door will be bigger than that.
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No need to rub it in, YB.
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It just looks to me like the first one is finished, and it is time to get started on number two.
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I am going to try and do some more clearing on the duck pond next weekend. The regional duck biologist is going to come look at the site and give me some ideas.
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Chris
I will need to be in your area this week.
Let me know when the duck is comming and if I can I would like to meet him.
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He will be there the 1st or 2nd.
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Stocked 300 RES and 2 dozen Lake Chubsuckers on Saturday. The fry in the pond have increased to several hundred around the dock. Fish are eating good and start feeding within 10-15 seconds of the feed hitting the water.
I found a leak on the left side of the dam. I think it started when the pond came up the last 3-4 feet. We are going to try and dig down through the top of the dam and pack it with clay.
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What is the clarity of the water? Lake chubsuckers are very sensitive to turbidity.
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I wonder if there is any information about degree or amount of turdidity that lake chubsuckers will tolerate. There is probably a limiting amount of turdidity where survival and reproduction start to be noticably decreased.
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Eric seems to be the man for digging up nuggets like that... But from my research, it appears that the greatest factor that has led to the decrease in lake chubsucker numbers in the upper Midwest area is turbidity. They just can't handle it. How much they can handle is the question...
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They may not last very long then if turbidity is a problem. I will try and catch some this fall to see how they do.
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That dock looks nice and beefy. Good job!
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Here are some BG condos I made out of suspension airbags from a bus. The larger ones are 8" in diameter and the smaller ones are 6".   View of the pond from inside our camper. 
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Those condos oughta work.
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The view is great. Kitchen table or bed?
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Living room/ guest bedroom
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Any sign of your LCS Chris?
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I haven't looked for them yet. Next time I am down there I will run a seine through it.
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Keep us updated, I have seen any of mine in my ponds either...
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