Pond Boss Forums MANAGING AN EXISTING POND Evaluating and adjusting fish populations Heading for a Crash?

Yes, the lake definitely sounds bass heavy (again). I can see where 8-10 acres would require more fishing to manage than a limited number of anglers (like one family) could provide on periodic visits. You might consider a fishing derby for an affiliated group (church, scouts, fraternal organization, etc.) as a way to remove a large number of slot-limited bass at one time while helping to preserve limited access to the lake long term.

You want to remove bass from the sizes that are the skinniest. Without length and weight data, one can't know these are,; however (as ezylman notes) you probably don't want to remove any bass over 16" IF the smaller sizes are real crowded - 16"+ bass do a good job of thinning out there smaller relatives.

When do you stop? After you have removed enough that the remaining bass are gaining weight again. The total numbers would range from the mid-hundreds to perhaps a couple thousand (?).