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I live in East Texas. Catfish and Bluegill have been feeding great for last few months. Got a needed rain 3 days ago. Fish have not fed since the rain. Usually right before and when the feeder goes off they are hitting top of water. Last 3 days have not seen catfish or bluegill feed. Making me nervous. This is a 5 acre pond. Any help or advice to sooth the nerves is welcome.
Bewildered in Northeast Texas.
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Probably what has happened is the rain washed microscopic stuff the fish feed on that they haven't had in a while and their bellies are full. I noticed the same problem earlier this spring after a good rain. Give them a couple more days with little or no rain and they should eat your fish food again.
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Agreed...a good needed rain washes in so many nutrients, the fish gorge themselves on items that aren't on the regular menu. They should return to the feed within a few days when their buffet runs out.
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Thanks guys for the replies. As of 7:00 am this morning they are still not eating. Have noticed 3 big gray and 1 white crane looking birds hanging around pond lately. Surely they haven't cleaned out 1200 channel cat I hope??
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