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Man, does that ever look nice.
david u; proud Papa!
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What a difference a day makes ! Time to stock some fish.
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Sunil would have been out in the middle of the rain putting in some Fatheads.
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DD1, glad you finally got a good rain....
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That looks fantastic david u, congrats on that.
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I'd be helping Sunil stock the FH!
Looks GREAT David!!!!
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This is a little off thread, but several of you have mentioned stocking.. There's been water in this pond for 2 years, but never more than 1/2 full. The water today is actually not as muddy as I anticipated from all the run-off. I put a few 2-3" CNBG & RES with FHM in it last year, but have no idea if any survived. The $5 question: go ahead and stock it now with CNBG, RES, FHM, LMB, HSB, maybe a few TFS even though this is "new" water???? du
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FULL POOL! for another Montague county wannabe. Otto dug out my pond last May (2008) had 3" of rain during the last 12 months since the excavation. Time to resurrect the stocking plan.
David U, thanks for the heads up. The rain seemed to miss my place the last several times we had a decent storm, so I probably would have discounted us receiving any decent amount if you had not posted.
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new water can be the BEST water!
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According to the Weather Guys, more may be coming tonight and tomorrow.
It's not about the fish. It's about the pond. Take care of the pond and the fish will be fine. PB subscriber since before it was in color.
Without a sense of urgency, Nothing ever gets done.
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wow, we got 2.25 inches overnight. pond is filling back up  a good hard rain is pretty rare this time of year, feels like the east coast outside (thick warm and humid).
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YAHOO Died! That should get the creeks flowing.
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Someone must have done one hell of a rain dance!  I'm glad for you guys that needed the rain. Sorry about Wyman's dam blow out. 
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david u what exactly did you put in , what size and when ? How low did the water get ? I would want to assess the current status before I stocked on top of what is there. For example for each pair of BG you put in last spring you could easily have thousands of nearing adult offspring. FHs same thing but not as many per pair.
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Hi ewest. I put 2" size : 800 CNBG and 200 RES and 10# FHM on 3-28-2008. During Sept-Oct on several occasions I tried to catch some with no luck. I seined the bank with a 20' seine and after several attempts caught 3-4 CNBG. I bought a few traps and baited them and caught maybe 10-15 CNBG. I interpreted this as meaning there was a low rate of survival and reproduction. There were no morts on release, some herons, and very muddy water.
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Did you see lots of small fish before the rain or just a few ? Sounds like you could use some more fish.
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Congrats on the rain. Thats amazing how fast it can fill up from a good pouring.
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Eric I love more fish on top of more fish!
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Yep but you know what is there and what to add.
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David don't listen to me listen to Eric I have probably created an unsustainable situation.
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David, James is a stockaholic that refuses to attend meetings. Somehow, it keeps working out for him and he has created a beautiful fishery.
If you do nothing, the CNBG's will reproduce and fill the pond. However, it will take time. It sounds like you could use some more and I would restock. Chad Fikes works for Lusk and isn't that far away. When your water clears, you might contact the PB office to reload. I would trust Chad more than I would the fish truck.
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It's not about the fish. It's about the pond. Take care of the pond and the fish will be fine. PB subscriber since before it was in color.
Without a sense of urgency, Nothing ever gets done.
Boy, if I say "sic em", you'd better look for something to bite. Sam Shelley Rancher and Farmer Muleshoe Texas 1892-1985 RIP
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