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been awhile since I've posted, so i'm trying to get back in the swing of it.....since this is where i came to begin my journey in pond mgt....well my own pond mgt...lol.. 3Lakes Ranch - 70 acres, purchased 10 yrs ago....4 ponds... we had a stoker only bluegill pond (1/2 acre), but lost it to the drought...(coon fest)...BG, RES, LMB... oh and 3 catfish..lol here's a few pics.... ranch record bass..9.3lbs...  Big gills....  Big RES  about the size we catch on the regular...but still pull out enough to eat!!.. could probably pull out more, but i'm the only one that really manages and fishes it.. besides a few friends....   Its a fun place!... hope all is well here!... Chris
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oh... and the ponds!.....sorry about all the pics!.. hope ya'll enjoy! House pond... (this pond is fished hard.. over 2 acres full.. big 9 was caught from here.  Old pond (over 50 yrs old...1 1/2 acre full..)  Pine Tree pond.... (mom named these.. lol)  and our 1/2acre dried bluegill only pond...(we had a 200# stren fish feeder on it, and would seign to stock the other ponds)  Thanks for looking!... chris
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Wow! Hey Chris welcome back! Nice place to say the least! Looking good and living the dream!!
Congrats!
RC
The only difference between a rut and a Grave is the depth. So get up get out of that rut and get moving!! Time to work!!
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Great looking place! Are the 3 larger ponds fed by springs or a well? I have 2 ponds just N of LaGrange and am sick about how low the water is getting. Seems like every rain that even gets close dries up near my place. Great fish you have there!
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Great post and thanks for coming back and checking in. Time to get a dozer and get that BG pond back to producing forage - it's a shame to see all that potential dried up. Too much of that from our TX family these days. Think about adding Golden Shiners to the BG pond to seine and stock in the LMB pond to break your record.
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Awesome ponds, pics & very healthy looking fish!!! Great job Crstfr....
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Good Lord, that blue gill! I'm so used to seeing them a couple of inches long, seeing yours I'm thinking it's radioactive or something. lol. (Did you eat it?)
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Great looking place! Are the 3 larger ponds fed by springs or a well? I have 2 ponds just N of LaGrange and am sick about how low the water is getting. Seems like every rain that even gets close dries up near my place. Great fish you have there!
Rob C believe it or not... NO!... all are fed by pasture run off.. the real pretty blue one.. (pine tree).. only gets filled if the other two fill.. they flow into that pond....but we are low as well.. its hard to see..
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Great post and thanks for coming back and checking in. Time to get a dozer and get that BG pond back to producing forage - it's a shame to see all that potential dried up. Too much of that from our TX family these days. Think about adding Golden Shiners to the BG pond to seine and stock in the LMB pond to break your record. thanks. yeah i'm thinking this coming spring .... i'll be adding more forage.... we've done several hundred crayfish too... buy them at Randals... live in like 30lb bags!!.. just dump them in.....thanks for the tip!
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Good Lord, that blue gill! I'm so used to seeing them a couple of inches long, seeing yours I'm thinking it's radioactive or something. lol. (Did you eat it?) no.. .that's one of our big breeders!.. there's actually several in there...those feeders really helps keep them big!!!..you should see some of the BG's and RES my son catches!!... Thanks everyone for looking... glad to be back. hoepfully i can share my learning experiences with every as well.. or what works for us! Thanks agian... and i fully credit this site for the guidance when i first started with these ponds... 
Last edited by Crstfr; 08/16/13 08:54 AM.
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here's a better picture of one of our big RES that my son catches..... wanted to show the color more.... .. the first RES pic up there is from our house pond.. ..this one is from our old pond~..  just love some healthy RES.... beautiful fish! thanks for looking!
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