Originally Posted By: esshup
That water quality is pretty durn good with that biomass load! How many gallons of water runs thru the pond in a 24 hr period on average?


Somewhat less than 64,800 gallons per 24 hours. The trout pond that flows into this pond has two outlets and there is some water leaving the secondary outlet. Also I'm sure there is some seepage and evaporation.

I'm a little concerned as I'm not seeing as many fish as I should at feeding time. However I haven't seen any sign of any major predators like otters, commorants, or Ospreys.

I'm hoping the warm temps have turned off most of the big perch and there is enough natural feed for the bluegills.

I'm seeing some muskrat dens in deeper water that go in toward the bank. No idea why they are deeper. Hope they are muskrats!

Last edited by Cecil Baird1; 09/13/13 07:44 AM.
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