Here is the situation:
Back in July 06 I had a lake built in west central Alabama that was suppose to be approximately 25 acres when full. The state came in a stocked 25,000 bream in February 07 and 2500 bass in July 07. The lake was approximately 6 to 8 acres when the lake was stocked. As a lot of you know, Alabama has been in drought period and it has taken the past couple of years for this lake to fill up (lake is over 25 feet deep in some areas). In fact, it just completed filling up this month. However, it appears to me that the lake is a 15 to 18 acre lake and not a 25 acre lake. All bass that I have caught this year have been 8� to 10� long. I had the lake shocked, results were the same all bass were between 8� to 10� long and skinny. They suggested I drain the lake and start over. This lake took too long to fill up and it�s not option that I am willing to consider. So the second suggestion was to add 30,000 more bream and two loads of shad and kill as many bass as possible. The lake is under a fertilizer program. Will this get me on the right track to growing trophy bass? I forgot to mention in October 08 I added 150,000 fathead minnows to help feed the bass.
Thanks
Chuck
