Originally Posted By: CJBS2003
Keep in mind what may seem like a success may very well be a short term thing. Almost any stocking plan into a new body of water will work out OK initially... Long term success is less certain. If one is willing to drain their pond every 5 to 8 years and start over, you can do all kinds of unproven stocking plans.


Let me point out that the owner has been working on his pond for years and I believe it is well over 20 years old now from what I have been told.

We were catching many small LMB and other fish that we just turned back. He came down and told us that any small fish we did not want to keep to toss over the dam.

He also said that he had built many traps in the past and all he would catch was small crappie in them and removed many as they never would catch them of any size. Now they are catching some over 2 pounds.

I am sure it is full of little crappie as well and want to point out to him that any time he wants 100's of them removed to let me know. The large ones are fun to catch and make for a good meal but just to have the opportunity to fish I would be willing to throw back whatever he wanted me to. I would think anything under 12-13 inches should be removed for sure but that would be his call.