Another way to look at this subject (as if we need more input) is the limiting factor. If spawning sites are preventing better reproduction of shiners or fathead minnows or mosquito fish then adding spawning structures can increase those species which will translate into more game species.
If you have a square foot of open water it is probably doing a less efficient job of converting sunlight into food for mister bass than a square foot of you pond covered with some sort of vegetation.
So increase food production by adding things that provide more food and the carrying capacity has just gone up. The key is to think of what you put in your pond and is it going to increase production of food.
The stuff you can do to your pond that have the biggest effects are generally going to be those things that effect the base of the food chain and not the predators themselves.
Last edited by Bill Cody; 08/18/22 04:55 PM.
