There is a small number of large NP in the pond. We estimate 6 but since they haven’t been tagged identification is not guaranteed. On one occasion the same 38 inch NP was caught by two different people on the same day ice fishing. In that case the hook marks were used for identification.
The predator population consists of NP, LMB, BC, YP, and BG. Every fish that we catch no matter the species are fat and healthy looking (there may be a rare exception, but I don’t recall one). Even the small fish have big bellies on them. I believe this means there is an abundance of forage for all species.
Other than the NP there appears to be fish of each species in multiple year classes. Typically the smaller fish are easier to catch than the large ones, but large ones are definitely in there.
Catch monitoring has recently (OK, yesterday) been implemented with the assistance of Dr. Dave. Every fish we catch will be weighed, measured and recorded by: date, # of Anglers, hours fished, species, length, and weight. The hours fishing will be kept confidential.
