Anderson County, TX Ponds affected by drought - 09/06/11 02:04 AM
I realize this Texas' summer has affected many people in many different ways. We've been very blessed at my home's pond.
The ponds below are at my mother's place approximately 20 miles from me in northern Anderson County. The photos below are very sad to me. Many, many memorably times in my youth of playing at these ponds. I never thought I'd see them like this.
My dad and I fished this pond most weekends during the summer. We had it stocked with Florida LMB, HBG, and CNBG.
This next pond has 3 surface acres during normal summers. Largest LMB caught was 8 pounds, just a few years ago. I would be surprised it could support anything near that size today. The other pond above it fed plenty of fish, so we never stocked this one. Naturally it turned into a fantastic bluegill and LMB pond.
My three year old is pointing at a channel that extends the pond back to a creek, now dry.
This is normally in 2-3 feet of water, fed by a creek directly behind it.
We were very fortunate to have these ponds for great recreation and to support wildlife for many years. I'm confident that when the rain comes, things will turn around. My hope is that my kids will get to enjoy them the same way I did during my formative years.
The ponds below are at my mother's place approximately 20 miles from me in northern Anderson County. The photos below are very sad to me. Many, many memorably times in my youth of playing at these ponds. I never thought I'd see them like this.
My dad and I fished this pond most weekends during the summer. We had it stocked with Florida LMB, HBG, and CNBG.
This next pond has 3 surface acres during normal summers. Largest LMB caught was 8 pounds, just a few years ago. I would be surprised it could support anything near that size today. The other pond above it fed plenty of fish, so we never stocked this one. Naturally it turned into a fantastic bluegill and LMB pond.
My three year old is pointing at a channel that extends the pond back to a creek, now dry.
This is normally in 2-3 feet of water, fed by a creek directly behind it.
We were very fortunate to have these ponds for great recreation and to support wildlife for many years. I'm confident that when the rain comes, things will turn around. My hope is that my kids will get to enjoy them the same way I did during my formative years.