I've been doing more research over the last week or so and have been at the pond daily. Nothing real interesting going on to report except for a large (probably over 20 lbs) grass carp dead. I added a second aerator line and stone to our existing windmill. Who knows why it died, but we've had the air stone for awhile and it's getting pretty hot so I decided to get it taken care of.

I think we're getting a game plan together for the coontail. It's going to cost about $3,000 next spring to treat the 5 acres with whitecap and 8 gallons of aquashade but I think that may get rid of the weeds, hopefully allowing the bass to get the bluegill back under control.

For now I am taking esshup's advice and leaving the bluegill alone.

When feeding the last week or so, nothing has really been coming in except the bluegill, and they come in by the hundreds. You can spot a couple decent ones here and there but most are about 3-4". Every now and then a large bass will sneak in and ambush a bluegill, which is pretty neat to watch.

I'm going to get a bucket of minnows and go fishing for a day this weekend and I'll post weights and lengths of any of the bass and large bluegill I catch, and pictures.

I'm sure you all know this but this is an awesome site for information! I've learned a ton just browsing through some of the different threads here.


Last edited by NRAInstructor; 06/21/13 09:15 PM.