A few weeks ago I noticed little clouds (schools) of small black catfish looking critters. Now I know they are black bullheads. This is a new pond (January) that I stocked with 10 of Overton's Hybrid Stripers and 100 CNB. Nothing else. We had a huge flooding rain a couple of months ago and I think the suckers may have flooded over from my neighbors cattle pond that is loaded with them. I have been trapping them with a minnow trap with bologna and hot dogs. They are only about an inch long but they are everywhere.

I talked with Todd Overton and he suggested some adult LMB to control them. I just got back from his place and stocked the .2 acre, .5 acre feet pond with 15 of his beautiful 1 1/4 lb LMB . I hope they are hungry. I am going to continue to trap what I can. They have not showed up in the sister pond which is larger (.4 acres). I do have a screen on the 18" pipe that joins the 2 ponds.

Let us hope for the best. Any other suggestions are welcome!

Last edited by Billfish; 06/27/09 04:27 PM.