It's been over a year since my last post, so here's an update. After a summer from hell (knee operation and car accident,boat actually dented not car but is still ok,trailer got the worst of it.) I got the windmill up and operating by October. Stocked 45 LMB, 30 YP in Fall. Not much of a winter but still 20 inches of ice. Windmill opened a spot periodically about 15 feet in dia. I don''t get up there much and am still adjusting airstone depth/valve to be even.
My son and I were canoeing there this past weekend to look for any sign of the YP or LMB. To my surprise(maby horror) we saw three NP. One well over 30 inches, the other two somewhat smaller. We did not see any YP but did see 5 LMB.
The water has been very clear for about a year now (I think I had a bit of winterkill from 10/11 winter. There are very few minnows now.
I'm thinking that my problem in starting a LMB fishery has more to do with NP than winterkill. Any ideas? Please help! Thanks in advance,Phil.
