Hey all;

There is a great thread detailing how to create smallmouth beds I would like to employ this Fall. I can't seem to find it [surprise - I need a lesson from Brettski on how to use the advanced search options] - so I offer my apologies up front - yet again! Can anyone tip me off where it is, and most importantly, what they entered in the archive search to find it? I went to Creating Habitat and entered Smallmouth beds and several other iterations and got nuthin.

Secondly - for anyone who may know [Herr Gallus, Mr. Baird?] I have the following questions regarding the creation of smallmouth beds:

1. I have a four acre pond and will be stocking around 200-300 SMB next Spring/Summer. I know I need to keep beds no deeper than 8', but how many should I construct if I want to aggressively promote recruitment based on a pond this size and the number of fish I'll be stocking? 5, 10, 20...Is there a formula?

2. Depending on the size of the bed, would more than one spawning pair share a bed [say 3' diameter VS 6']?

3. I also have a half acre pond dedicated to SMB reproduction. I was thinking of using 4' diameter 10" high kiddie wading pools filled with pea sized gravel. Anyone have any experience on whether this will successfully serve as a SMB bed?

As ever, thanks in advance guys.

TJ

Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after. ~ Henry David Thoreau

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