Turns out that this pond used to have a creek running though it. The pond currently has a main spring that flows out over a large gravel bed. There is a second spring that I was unaware of at the end of what looks like a finger off the pond. The finger has a slow flow and the bottom looks like a creek bed. Both these two areas have been fence off so the carp, or larger predators cannot get into them. The pond also has two large weed beds that are also fenced off with a mesh fence that doesn�t allow carp or adult predators in. The ponds outlet runs about fifty yards down to a wetland with a creek running though it. The person that built the pond diverted the main flow of this creek away from where the pond is now. In times of very high water the pond a wetland flood into a low forest border area, which must allow fish to cross over.
Because of the flow from the springs and the once or twice a year hook up with the wet land this pond has most of what you�d expect to find in a Potomac drainage creek. So far I have netted and identified- Rosyside Dace, Longnose Dance, Pearl Dance, and Fat Head minnows as well. In addition to the Dance I have caught two Potomac Sculpins and a Northern Hog Sucker. This is in addition to the grass or Israeli Carp with dominate the pond. I have stocked 8 Musky, and two Bowfins so it will be interesting to see what happens.
There are also a few sunfish that I cannot identify. They are small and have weird stripes. I have only netted a few so they are probably newer arrivals.
