This will be a lengthy post, but to sum it up my city has recently installed a 650 acre lake. It connects to several golf course ponds & a local creek. The city doesn't want to stock it because they "feel the creek will naturally stock said lake".
It's been 3 years since the lakes been full, and I've fished it many times for bass, bluegill and catfish.
The bass are few and far between, same with the catfish and the bluegill are all sub 6". This is for a Central Georgia lake mind you.
Unfortunately the grass pickerel and crappie have been and still are taking over the lake. It's a shame because the golf course ponds used to hold monster bass but they were all killed when they dredged the ponds. So there is no forage base or large bass to clean out the crappie.
I've taken this as a slap to the face being I live on the lake and was "promised" a trophy fishery. I understand it takes time for this to happen, but the only thing I see happening is stunted bass and nothing being done about it.
Is there anything I can do about it?
