Just joined in my journey managing a pond for trophy LMB, BG, and I hope to learn how to manage new species and keep my pond in good shape. The pond currently is about an acre with the deepest part being around 6 feet deep.

Welcome to the forum, ABC! Lots of info in the archives section, though the site can be difficult to search at times. Trophy fish in an acre, somewhat shallow pond is a lofty goal, but most anything can be done with knowledge and a budget!

Well, I'm actually looking into expanding the pond to about 2 acres with a depth of about 20 feet deepest. This would allow me to stock threadfins, really boosting my chance at trophy largemouth.

Welcome ABC.

Searching the forum is pretty easy if you use google. Type in your subject and pond boss.

Keep posting and asking questions.

ABC, are you planning to aerate the 2 acre pond? Without aeration, most of that depth will probably be toxic and unusable most of the summer, depending on vegetation, fertility and plant life/life cycles.

Wow, I have been reading through all of these posts and had never really come across this. I had no idea!! Thanks for that much needed info.

Personally I would consider a second 1 acre pond instead of enlarging your current 1 acre pond. Two ponds, double the fun. Fish one, leave the other be. Rotate them like field crops. Keep them from getting hook shy maybe.

But also, we've an acre pond and I went the route of a lot of CNBG as the forage, with supplemental feedings of trout during the Winter months and shiners here and there in Spring and Autumn. Our LMB have RW of 110% up to 135%. There is a lot of right-sized forage for them to dine on. You could consider that approach instead of threadfin. Or yellow perch.