Pond Boss Forums INTRO Questions & Observations Did the drought kill my pond

Hello,

I've been watching this sight for a long time. I finally decided to join and participate. There is so much good knowlege here.

I have a 19 year old .75ac runoff pond. It is normally clear with a grassy bottom. I had lots of good fish in it but they were stunting due to my inability to kill fish.

The drought in CenTX was very bad and the pond went down to .33 ac for almost 2 years. While the pond was low I had it dug out to add .25ac of water that was normally just a shallow flat when full. A lot of the erosion controling vegitation was never able to grow so I had lots of bare soil. While it was low it became muddy while it was low and has stayed muddy. I have controled the mud with gypsum when it was low. The real problem is now that it has filled a rapidly growing floating weed has taken over. In just about a month it has formed a 8' wide barrier around 1/2 of the pond, even in the muddy water. I had a weed that was similar before. It grew purple flowers, but this one seems to be growing faster. It is growing in 4' of water even though it is muddy.

I have mostly bass and BG. A few catfish but not many. Any ideas on what to do? How would I find out what weeds they are?

I hope I gave enough info. I type with 2 fingers so I tend to be breif.

TIA, Mark

markp welcome to the PB forum. Glad you joined in. Go to the link below and look for the plant and how to control it. Then post back what you find out.

http://aquaplant.tamu.edu/

markp, where in central Texas is you pond? Bob Wills is definetly king at my house.

Thanks for the replies.

Ewest, I'm going to pull some weeds this weekend and compare it to the A&M site.

Heybud, I thought my user name was going to be KosseTX, which is where my pond is and is basicly where Bob Wills was born. Somehow it ended up as markp.

Can I change that?

Greetings, Mark.

Click on "my profile" near the top of the screen, then click on "edit preferences". You can change your "Publicly Displayed Name" to KosseTx or whatever.

Who is Bob Wills? Did he play for the Cowboys? :rolleyes:

Shame on you Theo. Bob Wills is the KING of Western Swing! Welcome to the forum Kossetx. My dad was raised between Jewett and Marquez and I for one know that Bob Wills is from Kosse and NOT from Turkey Trot.

How come Turkey Texas claims BOB Wills?

Here you go RT.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Wills

So he didn't play for THE Cowboys, he played for cowboys.

Me to Theo ... never heard of him.

Waylon Jennings once wrote;

Well the honky-tonks in Texas were my natural second home
Where you tip your hats to the ladies and the rose of San Antone
I grew up on music that we called western swing
It don't matter who's in Austin,Bob Wills is still the king

Lord i can still remember,the way things were back then
In spite of all the hard times,i'd live it all again
To hear the Texas playboys and Tommy Duncan sing
Makes me proud to be from Texas where Bob Wills is still the king

You can hear the Grand Ol' Opry in Nashville Tennessee
It's the home of country music,on that we all agree
But when you cross that ol' Red River hoss that just don't mean a thing
Cause' once you're down in Texas,Bob Wills is still the king

Well if you ain't never been there then i guess you ain't been told
That you just can't live in Texas unless you got a lot of soul
It's the home of Willie Nelson,the home of western swing
He'll be the first to tell you,Bob Wills is still the king

Jeez, I never thought my signature would spark so much interest. Any suggestions about the pond?

kossetx, you might want to get in touch with Overton Fisheries at Buffalo, just a few miles frm Kosse.
Todd's a good guy but too busy delivering fish right now to even check the forum.

http://www.overtonfisheries.com/DesktopDefault.aspx

Anybody ever heard of 'San Antone Rose'? Ah! Ha!

I've heard of Rose of Santa Ria.

Josey Wales, you know.

Am I the only one who thought that was satire, I thought the movie was very funny.

Talk about hi-jackin' a thread....
Somebody help my Kosse friend ...

Kossetx, can you email me a picture of the problem? If so I'll post the picture for you.

I'm sending you a PM (personal message).

Bruce, I took picks this weekend. I'll email them to you tomorrow. Thanks!

By the way, Anyone who quotes SGH and is a Pizano is OK in my book. La mia madre è stata sopportata in Italia. I'll be tying at the Southern Conclave in Baton Rouge in May. Mark

Thanks George. I have contacted him, but only for talapia. He can help with this too?

I'll look forward to getting the pics tomorrow.

SGH was wise.

Arrivederci!!

Well, I have determined my pond has water primrose. Where on earth did it come from. I had none this time last year and my pond is COVERED in it this year around the edges out 10 feet from shore.

The TAMU site doesn't make it sound all bad and I rarely have time to fish anymore. Will it do my 1 ac pond any good? Do I leave it, try to control it, kill it all or get grass carp and let them have at it.

Thanks in advance for any relies. Mark

kossetex, Primrose is actually sold in nurseries to use in home ponds. I have some in one of my two ponds at home. Don't think I would put it in a farm pond. Maybe someone dumped an aquarium full of the stuff in your 1 ac pond.