this site is great!! but some of you guys are kind of kooky. iv been watching here a while and never thought i'd fit in, but i'll try with this posting becuase i really want to share some things that recently happened.
i used to catch like 30 to 40 fish an hour, now almost nothing. i saw flocks of little baby bass maybe 2 to 3" long swimming around the regular weeds and after about an hour and downsizing my baits i managed one real healthy looking bass at about 10" is it a woman bass?
i also got weird frogs w. tails.....what does this mean?
Kooky?? Us?? We all fit pretty well under our own bell curve, and you are more than welcome to join us under the bell.
Although you and I are on opposite coasts, my guess is that your fish are a lot like mine. My bass and bluegill take a vacation for most of the month of August and early September. I don't know where they go, but especially the big ones completely disappear. My catfish aren't a whole lot better, except that they come up to feed, so I know they are still in the pond.
I certainly agree with Theo about your algae. I seriously doubt it is causing any problems. Unless you get large dense mats of that stuff, I wouldn't worry about it. From the photos, your water quality looks pretty darn good.
As for the frogs/toads -- yes, that is just a tadpole (polliwog) that hasn't yet made the full transformation into a frog/toad. Certain toads and frogs can take up to three years to make the full transformation. I don't recognize the critter in the picture -- probably a West Coast variety. Looking at its skin, and because it is out of the water, I'm assuming it is some kind of toad. In any case, the tail is nothing to be concerned about.
Keep us posted, and keep coming back.
Ken
