Hello Theo! My goals are:
1) My 2 boys to have a blast catching fish in the backyard, make memories
2) to maintain size to LMB, we have a 6lb’r and few 5’s then goes to 3’s. Keep the next generation going. Bass have peaked.
3) get respectable gills, need to clean up the stunted and feed the 4-6” I put in this fall.
4) grow some hybrid stripers for me :), my favorite fish
5) clean up the muck
6) feed feed feed optimal May - October is probably the limit in Northern IL
7) get some size to the cats
8) reduce the cat tails and put some structure
9) aerate 24/7/365

I am willing to put the time, effort and funds into the pond to provide for family fun