Pond Boss Forums MANAGING AN EXISTING POND Feeding When to stop feeding in cold weather if at all?

We have a pond in NE Alabama and have been trying to do things right since we got going on it in mid summer. It was neglected for years before we purchased the property about a year ago. It has a fair amount of BG and some of them are rather big (8-10". They love the feedings. I am currently at 2 times per day for 2 secs with Amax 500 41%. My water temp is in the upper 50's and my question is do I stop feeding them at a certain temp or do I keep the auto feeder running? Less or more than i am running it? we don't live there and can only go there on weekends.

thanks all - I love PondBoss forum and the magazine is like Christmas when it comes. Rick

Typically the feedings are reduced or stopped once the water temps get in the mid 50's unless you are feeding cool water fish. Were the fish still actively feeding the last time you were there?

YEs they were eating well yesterday. Feeding the BG.

Water temperature below 55oF
Feed only one time per day, during the warmest part of the day. Set the automatic feeder for one second. If fish are not feeding, discontinue feeding until water the temperature increases above 55-60oF.

Thsi from our website, full info here http://lakework.com/site/fish-feeding-programs.php
watch the fish they will tell you when to turn it down or off completely.

Thanks for this Greg - it covers all what I need to know to do it right.

Isn't GG the shizzle? You're lucky to be so close to him Rick.

TJ is this a compliment or cutdown shizzle hmm

I wondered on shizzle too, but live a sheltered exposure. Us jawja an bama uns need sayin's like "handy as a pocket on a shirt" or the like to get it sometimes.

so why does Snoop Dogg carry an umbrella??
......fo' drizzle!

It means he is the "sh*t," in a positive way!

And Snoop gets some lattitude my way because he's a PITTSBURGH STEELERS fan! Actually sat about 5 rows away from him for the NFL season opener this year back when the weather was still nice!

Farmer Rick, I gotta tell you I like that saying - haven't heard that one before!

Time to stop feeding.

Dang, AP! And we had an unseasonably warm, sunny day today - 75 degrees! Throw another log on the fire!

The wood stove was cook'in at the cabin this morning, 20 degrees with 3 " snow on the ground. But we did get sunny and warm, 41 degrees.

Yet,,, when you fish through a foot of ice, the BG bite like they're starved. Fish, there's no figuring them out!

I deer hunted yesterday at 75 degrees.

Yes Dave me too and no deer moving. I would like to have adirondack weather for a few days.

Very few moving for me either.

They are all over the place here and moving around well. But no hunting pressure yet.

Rules may be different for HSB.
Just because active feeding is not observed it does not mean that HSB are not feeding.

All of our HSB caught this week were caught on sinking PH or Stubby flies.
The few fish that were eating fish pellets on top were "sipping" feed rather than blasting.

Another point to remember that 55 degrees is not a hard and fast rule - striped bass will feed at 45 degrees on rising temps and stop on falling temps below 55 degrees.
I believe that HSB do the same.