a population cycle? that sounds like an interesting spin i havent really thought about before.
i hear what you guys ewest sandman and theo are are saying about that blue green moss, some of you have it and it doesnt seem to hurt the fish.....but something in me is still skeptical. this pond always had great water, with a healthy amount of regular weeds. this blue green moss is not regular here. something that wasnt normal for that pond recently happened to allow that blue green muck to grow and detach, and now the fish population is radically different than in any of the last 10 years. maybe its a 10 year pond cycle of aging......nutrients or whatever building up, low water year, septic moss, and dissappearance of senior citizens which i can only construe as a fish kill..
as far as the dead bodies go, this place is riddled with yotes coons fox skunks possum fish eating birds and vulters. a fish body on shore wouldnt even make it through the night. plus i reckon most would sink anyway.
ok catmandoo, i'll tread lightly around that gsa and i'll try and be real courteous especially around JHAP. oh and be careful TOM G, i read somewhere that JHAP has a blackbelt in accounting...thats a mean combination right there.
there used to be huge green perch in that pond. i didnt see ANY of those either and you could always hook into some of them. all that i saw is left are baitfished size bass, and a very few 8-10" fish. it is very sad, but it might also be a great new beginning because nature always finds a way
