Hello
My name is Don, From Missouri. We just purchased some land with a 12 acre lake. deepest part is 20Ft. 1/4 of the lake is 4ft or less. the lake has a small spring running into it.
the water level never drops more than 6". We have a problems which got me searching the internet and i found this awsome site. We have a stunned bass growth all between 9"-13" bass(most bass have black parasites/and a few yellowish worms)
Water is clear most of the time, some rocky areas, stucture is limited.no farm animals drinking from the lake. it also never got fished much. so far i have taken some 2-3lb catfish out, about 20 bass around 10-12", bluegill are medium sized, nothing big/small. crappie have been reported in the lake, but nothing yet. here in beginning Dec water temp was 50deg.

i can tell im gonna be on these forums alot, so much more information and hand on experiance.

also, note... i have noticed larger size crayfish and some minnows here and there(but not much)

Thanks
Don