i don't know anything about ponds your size and very little about small ones, but i agree with yolksac. i would have some organized fishing events to get some of the cull size bass out. i can see where a lake that size would be tough to manage and keep from stunting and overcrowding. bass like bluegill and no one will argue with that. is there a chance you could add structure? little bluegill love to hang around the smallest of limbs and such.
lake martin here in alabama is a power company lake. my dad fished it all his life. he said back 60 years or so ago that the power company would cut trees along the shoreline for fish habitat. he said the fishing back then was super good. he said it was full of big largemouth bass. now the shoreline is covered with houses and of course they don't cut trees for structure any longer. it is now known to be a spotted bass lake, very few lmb.
with a lake the size you have, could you cut some trees for structure and not take away from its beauty?
Last edited by scott69; 11/22/16 09:08 PM.
