I love to catch LMB, but my kids can eat about 1/2 of their body-weight in fish. They like bass, but in Kansas the crappie and walleye taste better to me. I wanted to try for tastier fare in my pond (like YP and WE) if possible. I don't think I could manage good eating size crappie in a 2.5 acre pond.
I have seen BG, GSF, LMB, CC, and common (German) carp in the stream. The good 'ol boys in the area say they have seen giant flatheads pulled out of the pools in the stream. I do not have any good pools on my stretch of the stream, so I have not fished or seined it to determine a complete fish inventory.
Background
The stream drains a 35,000 acre watershed above my land. However, much of the drainage basin is sand hills. This is very good for the stream. A big rain does not enter the stream as surface run-off and cause a quick flood crest in the stream. Instead, it percolates into the sand hills and feeds the stream over a period of days or even weeks and months.
The stream went dry (except for a few deep pools) last summer due to the extended drought. My neighbors said it was the first time they had seen it stop flowing since the 80's. Usually it flows 2" to 12" deep at a nice steady rate. The stream feeds into a medium-size river (Ninnescah) about 15 miles away. During a good rainy season, the stream could be 1-3' deep all of the way to the river for an extended period of time.
I therefore assume every possible kind of trash fish that lives in southern Kansas has the potential to enter my pond.
