Smhog,

Howdy again. Just wanted to make a comment about the expectations for 3-4 pound LMB in a 1/4 acre pond. I've had several ponds that size over the years and you can certainly raise a few LMB to that size, even larger, but don't expect to have large numbers of them. The half-dozen or so that you will be able to raise to that size at any given time, can easily become conditioned to artificial lure and flys, making catching them very difficult.

Please don't take this as a negative on your plans. I just wanted to provide some inputs so that your expectations are not overly high and you experience disappointment as a result. I experienced that kind of disappointment a number of years ago on one of my first ponds and wished at the time that someone would have told me what to expect.

You can have the 3-4 pound LMB and even larger in a 1/4 acre pond, but there won't be many of them and you will have to aggressively remove all small LMB or you may get the same result as your neighbor. Hope this helps.