It's been over a year since I've updated everyone on how Lake Marabou is doing. The best part is that the grass is all in and it looks amazing. Nature has taken over and it's all up to her now as to what happens. We've seen deer, hogs and foxes on it, plus all sorts of birds, snakes and turtles. The best part of it is going down there and seeing what's out and about!!!
The bass are a mystery since I'm taking Meadowlarks advice and not fishing for them for this year or next year. Then in 2010, we'll see what we have. I now think that I made a mistake by adding the channel catfish because they compete with the bass. I'm not sure how bad this will be, especially since some people prefer catfish to bass. It's done, so we'll just enjoy the catfish and hope for the best with the bass. We're trying to catch as many catfish as we can, but they've spawned and I we're not sure of how many the bass eat or how many survived.
I have an old timer who's in his 80's come over a few times to fish for the catfish. He cought 18 of them one morning in the 3 to 5 pound range. Sorry,no pics, it's just what he told me since I wasn't here at the time. He said they fought really good and twice he had to go swimming for his second fishing pole. He'd be pulling one in and the other would get a bite, then pull the pole into the water. He gave up on two poles after his second trip into the pond to retrieve it!!!
I did have a beaver issue that really annoyed us. We started seeing small trees that were eaten off that told us that they had found the pond. There is a creek next to the pond with trails coming and going from it, so it was just a matter of time until they found it. Then they took the bark off one of my bigger trees, and that was just too much. We started going down there at last light more often looking for them. I shot one that must have weighed around 50 to 60 pounds. We've kept an eye open for more, but there is no more sign of them. I think it's just a matter of time until the next one shows up.
My brother brought his boat over and wanted to teach the kids how to drive it. They were very excited about this and we spent a fun afternoon playing around.
Here are some recent pictures.
Eddie
