Can't answer your question but after building our pond I have wondered what was in the small creek behind the dam that the overflow tube goes into. Think I will wet a hook this summer to see.
Years (many years) ago my brothers would fish this little creek once in a while for green sunfish and bullheads, but mostly would seine it for minnows and small sunfish for bait. I remember one time them seining up a huge snapping turtle and them frantically trying to get it out without tearing up the seine. Money was not as free as it is today and a good seine cost good money and they did not want to buy a new one.
We had a huge rain event last spring with the pipe running full into this stream (and likely the bottom of the pipe covered with flood water - I was not there - just saw pictures of the pipe running full and covered up on the pond side). I wondered how many BG and FHM went into the creek.
Might see if there are any BG in there this summer, but likely they would have ended up much farther down stream in the main creek.
I've got a big square expanded metal screen to go over the concrete enclosed overflow pipe, just have not got it put on yet.
Hope no bullheads swam up against the current in the pipe and got into my pond.
Last edited by snrub; 01/17/14 08:48 AM.
