Originally posted by kristoffer1277:
I don't know if they are a sore subject with you folks but, I just wanted a little advise, input.. I guess you people just have had some bad experiences or something.
We're in the same boat. Since I have no choice but to stock crappie, we will learn and suffer together.
I have fished many ponds and small lakes. Some had nice crappie, some had stunted crappie. The larger ponds and lakes did better. Also the "weedy" ponds with diverse forage and predators seemed to do better.
The way I see it, a small pond is both a blessing and a curse WRT crappie. While a successful spawn could overwhelm a small pond, it's still a small pond, and can probably be controlled by corrective fishing.
Do keep us posted on your crappie adventure. With enough trial, error, and communication, maybe we can come up with a good forumla to raise these wonderful but troublesome fish.
