Ken, no creel surveys, its just a farm pond. It gets little to no fishin pressure. My friends family only fish it at most once a month, plus my 4 or 5 trips a year down there.
Fish caught are all lipped, I actually cant even recall one deep hooking. I culled maybe 30 10 to 14� fish a year ago, but it hardly dented the population.
Ken you might have misunderstood my damage question�..i want that fat little bass to do as much damage as possible, and he/she is the only bass in the pond. I was just curious how many fish you guys might guess he�d eat every day during the warm season.
Ewest, that�s a really nice summary I can sink my teeth in. you are wise and smart and thank you for the input. Are you really a lawyer? if so, you might be the first one I like and yes, I agree that blue green moss is a BIG symptom of something that hasn�t happened in that pond for over 10 yrs. I should have called this thread �mort reports on morts�
Shorty, moss wise, I think you hit the nail on the head. What you describe looks exactly like what I saw (and hopefully the camera captured). It explains why it breaks apart so easily. So maybe in all the previous years the pond had enough natural power to break down dead regular weeds without forming that blue green crap, but this year because of low water and blocked sunlight the pond couldn�t take care of its own waste and everything suffered. Basically it turned septic and now its in recovery mode.
Hi DD, thanks for the reply, and thanks again everybody
edit post.....JHAP you posted while i was making this post....wow....i'm making sure to keep my loopholes to myself....
Last edited by mortimer; 08/19/08 11:07 AM.
