Could we please please please have some photos of your pond and some of the fish you can catch in it? All of us inlanders are insanely jealous of your species variety.
This is a Google Earth photo of the pond; obviously it is during the winter as every thing is brown. The area tool says its right at half an acre.
X marks the corner that the artesian well flow pipe located. P marks the plant cages - marks the pallet structures the box shape is the concrete rubble pile the dot things are xmas trees dropped this year
The aretsian flow in the corner will creat a warm water pocket refuge I hope will prevent a chill kill in the event we get another record cold winter like we had about 5 years ago, the water comes out at 72 degrees....
I have hooked and lost two tarpon during acrobatic jumps. I have only seen the snook swimming, they seem to be hard to catch...But when I do I will get a picture...
I will try fishing before I start messing around with the pond. I might be spooking them a little...
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I spent a little time messing around with the pond this weekend... Saw lots of Baby CNBG around the edges, they are spawning like crazy it seems...
I also Stocked about 4 dozen adult wild Golden Shiners...I have been seeing the previous stockers schooled around the pond so they are thriving but not sure if any reruitment...I will just keep adding them as they are free...
I also stocked a cooler FULL of Glass Minnows, (Silversides)
While feeding and watching I saw a giant Shiner leap out and flip in the air a couple times as it was chasing something it seemed...However unless Shiners can get 18-20" long it most likely was a tarpon...
I then put on a live mud minnow on a bobber right in the feeding area...With in minutes I have a jumping flying tarpon on the line....He quickly spit out my hook and swam off...No pictures , Sorry..
I was also able to finally catch and remove this LMB that was stocked by a helpful teenager awhile back...it was only about 6-10 inches according the reports at the time it was stocked so it has been doing some eating...I feel much better getting it gone..
Last edited by BobbyRice; 03/03/1409:52 AM.
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I will make sure I get somting if I get lucky and land somthing cool, I will be heading up north to wisconsin this week for the next 21 days. I will be doing northern fishing and will get some pond fishing when I return, hopefully to get a photo of somthing from the pond other than bait fish....
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Neat, I definitely saw the sheepshead, he sticks out! That tarpon is lightening fast! You sure do have a bunch of koi in there... With your eventual goals, I would start thinning some of them out to open up biomass in your pond.
CJ, The koi have been slowly getting thinned out by Mother Nature. An osprey seems to take a few out every spring.
My next target for removal is the two large GC, that will remove 40-50 pounds of fish right away...now that I have gotten the LMB out I can focus on the GC. I have gone from 4 down to two of them...These last two are going to be fun to get out...
As the Predators start to get size they will reduce BG numbers I think as well. Thanks for the guidance you have given on getting a forage base going...Most things I have stocked seem to be helping in that regard.
I posted a couple still pics above as well
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Took a couple screen shots from the video. Tarpon is going after and missing a GSH.... You can see the GSH high tailing it ... Literally....one lucky little fish...
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The CNG are reproducing greatly...Saw hundreds of YOY almost at any point all around the pond with several size classes. I have never seen that many fingerlings in this pond before. The Bucket stocking of mature CNBG seems to be working.
The GAMS I have had such an issue with seem to be reduced greatly. I can see groups of fingerling CNBG in inches of water targeting the smaller GAMS. I think they are really thinning them out. I also think the GSH might be working on the new born GAMS a tad also. Im glad to see this....
I tried to get the GC to take celery on a hook with no luck.
With forage base coming along nicely, I will be adding a few more predators..I'll do a little fishing this up coming weekend and see if I can get any thing interesting.
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Tarpon- 2 - I have seen swimming around Southern Flounder- 1 - I have seen swimming around GC- 2 Snook- 2 - I have seen swimming around Koi- 20 give or take CNBG- lots SFM (sailfin mollies)-Lots GKF (Gulf killifish)- Few left, No recruitment thus far Mullet- few left Gambusia- Lots and Lots Mud minnows , these are Gulf Killie GSH- seen school of 30-60- 100 ?? Seem to be seeing lots of them, not sure..Been bucket stocking them Atlantic Silversides- a cooler full...
Ill do some fishing in the river and intercoastal water way soon and catch some predators that meet the leagal size limit for angling and keep them.
Could be a few or A lot I have not seen already Swimming around in the pond??
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