Pond Boss Forums INTRO Questions & Observations Dried form 7.5 acres to 1.5 acres now

My biggest issue now is my smaller lake that's usually 1 acre with 9 deep water and now it's down to about .5 acre and 3 feet deep. I've tried to use the cast net and a minnow seine but just no luck. Any ideas on getting fish out of this pond and into our better pond?

ashannon, sorry for you problems. We are pretty dry in W GA and my pond is dropping too. Concerning pumping the water from the well - I heard that it is best if you create some kind of splash to help get more "O" into the water. Maybe someone else will chime in on that. Maybe you're doing that already...

I'm still considering the aerator to get the lake in it's best shape possible. I know one argument for them is that the bottom half of the pond fish can't leave in because of O2 levels. Isn't the bottom half where big bass hang out?

They can't hang out there if they can't breathe.

Fish, no matter what size, will hang out where they are the most comfortable. Food within easy reach without expending too much effort, correct temperature, correct amount of light, and O2 levels all come into play. It's all a matter of balance.

Is there a way to tell if there are fish down there and to really get a good, solid answer to whether my specific pond would greatly benefit? I'm just trying not to spend the money unless I'm going to see a serious return.

Its what you're not going to see that will be the return.

Drag a seine thru it and see what happens.

LOL - that sounds like the way our government invests

We're still way, way down but the water did come up about a foot after a rain and some cooler, cloudier days.

So far, no floaters but there's still nothing we can do about it but fret. Rain in the forecast for the next 4 days so...

BTW: the weather/climate officials just announced that this was the hottest summer on record for Georgia and the 8th driest. It's been rough on all our waters here.

ashannon, remember that well water lacks oxygen. I am in the same boat as you with declining water levels. I have piped water from a well with 1 1/2" pipe layed over the ground. I hooked a fire hose to the end of it(takes a special fitting) & used a sprayer to try and get some oxygen into the water..du