ewest,thanks for writing.I only gave part of the story due to i was trying to learn the growth rates of bass at this age and survival rates.But to answer the above question when i designed my lake it was layed out to be 11 acres,due to $$$ i have been adding on to it as i get the money.my pond started out at 41/2 acres and now is up to 6 1/2 acres.In the past i would add on to it and not add fish to new section,just remove the dam and let the fish grow into the new area.This is the first time i've added fish before removing the dam.I did however add minnows,coppernose and bass to this section.My goals are to to be able to go out and catch 10-15 bass evertime i go fishing and maybe catch a 5-7 lb. bass every once in a while.I hope this is possible,S.E.pond management said everything looked great in the larger pond when they shocked it last week.They saw plenty of bass of all sizes and a boat load of bream of all sizes.I thought for sure they would say i had to many bream but he said it looked good.I should be getting a 17 page report from them within the next 7-10 days telling me results of everything.Again thanks for writing back.
