My pond is about 10" below full pool. It's the usual 12" visibility, and a clear tan clay-color. Since the weather turned a tad cooler ~2 weeks ago, the BG began to bite and feed better, but have recently gotten lockjaw. The bass are feeding well, and not hard to catch, so maybe they are spooking the BG away from the feeding area.
Dip netting reveals no tadpole or crawfish; fair amounts of shrimp and BG YOY, and adequate insect nymphs. This time last year, tadpoles were super-abundant. It's a mystery what triggers the boom and bust years. Something is different, but I'm not sharp enough to pick up on it.
BG classes are now very diverse in size. There are many in all lengths from 1/2" up to 8".
I'm starting to catch an occasional BC, and it makes me look forward to late Winter crappie and LMB jigging on those occasional warm, clear winter days we have in Louisiana.
I guess my pond will clear up next year, and I will probably miss the carefree past 2 years. I'll have to watch temperature, fertility, plankton bloom, FA, weeds... all those things that can bite you or become a nuisance. I guess the good news is, clearing water will make my skinny-ish BG grow fatter, and my chubby LMB trim down a little.
