Thanks to both of you for responding, my goals for this pond is to have decent sized bass 1-3lb range. Up here the growing season is short and without stocking forage fish their diet is mainly insects. I have another pond (its a little bit of a drive from the main place that why I am starting this pond close to home) that pond has 2 pounders and lots of them but I havnt caught anything bigger. I have been to other ponds in the area with both bass and perch and it seems all you can catch is little perch. The perch are kinda second on the list, I do enjoy them on the plate but it seems in the small ponds we have they never get very big. My LMB are 6-8 inches app. the same size as the YP. I do have lots of aquatic vegetation. Its actually a problem as it is effecting the fishablity of the pond. I think its either sago pondweed, or horned pond weed. Its so thick fishing from shore is impossible mid summer.
I live in southeast montana.
Last edited by Montana Red; 07/18/10 10:45 PM.
