no excuse needed bobad, instead of making a bunch of new topics everytime i want to yak about something, following in Russ's footsteps,
i'll use this thread to track and report on the progress of all fish in the upcoming thread title change "An El Dorado BG Pond".
thats fantastic about the gams. my water has been too cold for alot of gam activity, but noticed they are hovering in primarily two places, 1) along the shore in submerged shallow grass and weeds as ML has said they would, and 2) all the way upstream in the incoming creek current (like mini trout or salmon) which will last only as long as the rains keep coming.
my numbers are way down from last year, but hopefully its just the cold, and the population will blossom come warmer weather.... i still plan on getting 1,000 more from the fish farm if that works out. i also noticed last summer that having some amount of (typically undesirable) FA or pond weed was critical to mosquito fish success in my pond. i dont have extensive shallow areas, the water is pretty clear, and i have really steep banks, so when the water begins to retreat from evaporation, good gam habitat shrinks fast, and the aquatic weeds are their only refuge.
it aint easy to get pics of those little guys, this is the best i've been able to do so far.
