Water quality is step one in having a healthy water hole. Do a sechi disk test. Instructions are posted elsewhere on the site. Next, check alkilinity; ranges are also posted. Your pond might not be fertile enough to support a proper food chain. You might need to fertilize but prior to that, you might need to lime.

Identify the bream. You don't indicate that they are super plentiful. You need either native bluegill or coppernose. They are extremely prolific and become the forage fish that bass need.

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