Pond Boss Forums MANAGING AN EXISTING POND Corrective stocking Skinny LMB in old pond

Welcome aboard Skinnybass!

While most people have been giving suggestions on how to improve your bass, keep in mind that a few folks here would actually LIKE to have your problem. By stockpiling bass, you get yourself a trophy BG and crappie pond and easy to catch (though small) bass. It's actually the one good way you can pull off a successful crappie pond, because crappie tend to overpopulate and stunt when the owner is managing for big bass, which generally means too few bass to control the crappie as a rule.

With that in mind, if you enjoy fishing for panfish and like to catch lots of fish, your problem is actually a blessing. Those overcrowded, skinny bass are giving you the gift of great panfish due to the predatory control from the bass as well as lots of bass fishing action because they are always hungry.

Bass crowded ponds can be a blast to fish, and with the size of your pond, it might be worth keeping the goals in line with what has happenned all on it's own. In your situation, assuming I was going to continue the pond down the bass heavy road, I would probably consider stocking yellow perch and redear sunfish for additional fun angling options.