Pond Boss Forums MANAGING AN EXISTING POND Evaluating and adjusting fish populations Culling LMB Question

The pond was drained and renovated last year so we scooped up all the fish we could, moved them to a smaller pond then restocked all we could when the big pond was filling. So there are potentially 5 different year classes.

Last fall I stocked 400 BG fry and 2000 FHM. This spring I stocked another 300 3-4" BG, 200 FHM and 100 crayfish. The BG have a hard time with all those marauding LMB getting traction I think. Most of the pond is pretty deep so the spawning areas where the LMB can't get to are limited.

Here's a question. Will BG spawn in deeper? Say 3 feet or more or do they stay shallow when spawning?

They can spawn in deeper water, I believe I've seen documentation down to 20'.

That's good to know. maybe the population is larger than what I assume. As clear as it is I should get out the snorle and mask and check it out that way.

Mark so your Wr is about 88-90% pretty good. However see how many bass you had 11-12 inches. That indicates to me a stacking of a couple of years classes at that size. I would keep culling more that size if you want to grow bigger bass.

Greg, I can really see alot of LMB in that size. I like to wait a couple weeks after I cull so I don't overdue it and mess up. I think someone advised me once( maybe you) that it would be very hard to hurt a pond by culling LMB in that size class. I want large bass and large BG which is pretty hard to achieve naturally from what I gather.

Mark not trying to be pushy but might be messing up by not pulling more- get my point? Just dont be so cautious you end up falling short on goals of bass improvements, good work.