Pond Boss Forums MANAGING AN EXISTING POND Evaluating and adjusting fish populations Too many 10" LMB, among other problems.

I don't know what Nate Hermans schedule is: http://www.hbpondmanagement.com/

Or give Shawn Banks a call and see if he can help, either by doing the work or by knowing someone in your area that has a shock boat.

http://www.midwestlake.com/

Good question snrub, ive never even thought about the carp YOY being a "forage" species. Remove enough of the stunted bass to allow more YOY carp for the larger bass to feed on and add length and weight?

What does everyone think?

Only problem I can see in the plan is if too many LMB were taken out, then could potentially allow the carp the have a larger % survival of their spawn and then see a spike in carp population if enough YOY are not preyed upon, creating an even worse problem with over population of carp.

Thanks esshup, I will contact both of those sources and see what I can get figured out.

I wouldn't want to rely on carp to be a forage species. I'd much rather have a species that stayed eating size as adults.

I was not really thinking of the carp being a long term forage supply. I was more wondering if the predators would take care of the young carp eventually and only the large ones would then need to be removed as they were caught.

Was mostly asking if there was a way of managing around them and eliminate them over time as opposed to trying to remove all of them by electro shocking or some other quick method.

Being a newbie, I have to ask. What is the downside of just leaving the carp alone? The BOW is a gravel pit with very clear water so turbidity is not an issue. There are LMB and soon to be TM to keep them from over populating? Are they really a problem?

A BOW can support a certain biomass in pounds. Would you rather have a pond with carp and bass, or a pond with bass, bluegill and possibly other fish?

I guess IMHO there is no such thing as a bad fish, bad tree, bad bird, etc. They all have a place in a balanced ecosystem. Carp, if kept in balance, are part of the ecosystem. They also can really rip the line off a reel when you hang a big one!

Not saying I would stock them to a new pond, just wondering is it worth spending lots of time and money in this particular situation to get rid of them.