Pond Boss Forums MANAGING AN EXISTING POND Evaluating and adjusting fish populations Old pond, only LMB in it?

Howdy, Beach, and welcome.

Definitely sounds like the pond is bass heavy, forage poor. Those 2 LMB are even skinnier than mine.

Seining or trapping would be ways to see what besides LMB may be in there. I would also try fishing with small pieces of worm on small hook in shallow water as you have done. But I doubt there is much volume-wise in the pond except hungry bass.

I am still trying to differentiate all the signs and sounds LMB can make while surface feeding. Perhaps smaller bass can sound like big BG.