Hi Guys,
I have a 25 year old 1/4 to 1/3 acre pond. At the moment my exploratory fishing has produced Bluegill and Bass(and a couple snapping turtles). The former owner tells me there were catfish there once as well and still may be.
I found on some of the smaller blue gill small black dots around the mouth and fins and it appears to be black spot disease.
I was wanting to get out in front of the problem by introducing some RES into the pond and was looking for suggestions on the best method to do so.
Any advice is greatly appreciated.
A little more info on the pond:
The existing fish population I first thought was decimated by a family of river otters has came alive this spring. I've seen tons of bluegill (hundreds maybe thousands?) and caught quite a few bass averaging 12-14 inches but have spied a monster 18-20 inch bass lurking as well so there seems to be a wide variety of sizes.
I plan on setting up a feeder this weekend and hope to have aeration by the end of the summer.
Last edited by Joe Fisherman; 05/15/17 08:52 AM.
