Not sure what I have to say will help much or even interest you but here it goes. I stocked crappie along with many other fish just over 4 years ago. We have managed to catch about 15-20 crappie so far. Now that does not mean they are not in the pond with overwhelming numbers but I have not had much luck catching them on a consistent basis.
Could it be the LMB, GSF, or over population of CC that are keeping the numbers low, who knows?
Could I have had a large number die during some of the coldest winters we have had in years?
Could the high temps in the summer, low water level and probably reduced DO have taken a few?
No one really knows at this point, but hope to hit the pond this weekend to see how things look, and possibly take out as many crappie as I can get to bite. Would not mind pulling out some of those large CC as well before they cause any of the issues many say they do at that size.
At any rate I think the experts should be listened to, and if I had found this site before I would have done things completely different. That was not the case nor do I have the time or money to start over so I am left with the hand I was SOLD!!!
So it will ultimately be up to you to make the decision since it is your pond and only you know what your plans, goals, wants are for your BOW.
All I can ask (and many others on here), is just keep great records and post often so we are informed of what you decide to do and how it changes with each struggle you encounter. You will stumble across something believe me, I am sure many of the experts can vouch for that, and still to this day will have a mishap every now and again.
Best of luck in your adventure.
