Well I have been reading Basic Pond Managment and Raising Trophy Bass which I bought from the Pond Boss site. They have been helpful so far in my new venture of becoming a pondmister. Are there any other books that you guys suggest which are good base knowledge? Also I answered my question as to whether or not there are fish in my pond. I fished it several more times, getting skunked every time. On the last time I was about to leave and walking up from the shore when I almost stepped on the remains of a channel catfish. The fish must have either died or was caught by a predator on land. I dont know which one because all that was left was its skeleton. I know that it probably happened sometime this past summer because it ws just above where it looks like the waterline was for awhile. My question is how big was this CC when it was alive. The skull at its widest point was at least 6 inches, maybe 7. What is the typical weight for a CC with a skull that big? So at least I know I have catfish. The thing that puzzles me is that everytime I walk around the lake I never see any smaller fish like bluegill or anything except miniature minnows and frogs. After reading the books it seems that means that I dont have a bluegill population. Any comments? If I dont but I know I have bass and catfish, what is the next step? Do I need to stock a ton of Bluegill to get the population going? And how long can bass and catfish live off a huge frog population? Sorry about the length of the post, just have opened up a can of new questions from reading these books. Thanks for any help.