Originally Posted By: Pat Williamson
I stocked 50#of shiners up to 4" long recently to get the crappie through the winter.. Any hints on if they will spawn and how to encourage them in a pond with no weeds or plants yet. Any artificial spawning sites that can be put into the pond to facilitate things?


You can lower pond level a few feet, plant rye or fescue, let it grow to 6" and raise water level again. Some have also advocated using furnace filters...no clue on the latter methods' efficacy - never done it - it's a Travis tip - he might have some experience to share.

Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after. ~ Henry David Thoreau

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