FOrgive my stupidity, but I have always wanted to own a pond to fish in, and a month ago I bought a farm with a nice 2 acre lake. spring fed from 2 sprongs it only dropped 5 inches in the drought this summer. THe previous owner has a home made aerator he installed as he stated her had a fish kill 2 years ago. He has only been stocking Channel Cats for several years and never fishes the lake, but hand feeds them and it is like feeding alligators at the zoo when he does. I have caught 8 fish so far that are longer than my leg. Bluegills are feisty and chunky but bass are about 1 pound and sparse. A fair amounf of crappie that a friend has put in when he catches them in Lake Weiss. I am concerned that the fish kill is related to the vast amount of channel cats and they are huge. I want to thin them out or eliminate tyhem all together, but I am concerned about upsetting the balance of the pond. It has no algae problems at all thusfar, nor has it according to the old owner. WHat is my best approach to getting this pond with no catfish, lots of bass and keepong the lake healthy? Thanks jim
