Cover in the pond should be roughly 20% of the surface area. Adding it to varying depths will help the fish all year long.

There is a good thread in the archives for cover in a pond.

Carp don't eat submerged plants per se, but they do root around in the bottom, and may dislodge some. They will go thru a BG nesting colony and vaccum up eggs.

Muskies are about the only thing that will get big enough to eat carp that are a year to two years old, but the bad thing is you can't tell them to only eat the carp. They will eat LMB and BG too. Plus with the LMB in there, unless you can get some that are pretty large, the LMB could eat them as soon as they are stocked.

With the creek going into the lake, you will have a hard time staying ahead of the carp.

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