I guess I've just got a pond that for some reason stays cool. The temp reads 46 about 18' from the bank, 10" deep. Hangs from the dock, on the east side of the pond. No ribbons, not a lot of movement looking at the water. Not many bites when I tossed out the same little cicada they were hitting last week. Then around 6:30, I thought I'd throw some optima chow out by hand. Just starting to get dark. It was the most activity I've seen in a year. It could have been the HBG I put in late last summer, or it could have been my 1,100-1,300 YP left over from last April. I have no idea. Pretty fun to watch though. Im used to 90% FHM hitting the feed. Whatever these were, they were hungry. I'll be back Monday or Tuesday with my grandson. I'm sure hoping we can catch something.
9 yr old pond, 1 ac, 15' deep. RES, YP, GS, FHM (no longer), HBG (going away), SMB, and HSB (only one seen in 5 yrs) Restocked HSB (2020) Have seen one of these. I think that's about all I should put in my little pond. Otter attack in 2023
