Mark, this is the first time in about 15 years that I've seen full pool. Last summer I got down to about 1/4 acre or less of muddy water and it couldn't have been over 3 or 4 ft deep. Now, I'm figuring it's between 1.3 to 1.5 acres or a little more. I can no longer walk around it or even take a pic of the whole thing.
I'm sure I lost most of the fish. I have 2 cats left. I see an occasional bass and some pretty nice BG and GSF come to feed. But, there aren't very many of them left. I found a lot of 1 inch BG below the dam where they had come through the drain pipe. That surprised and encouraged me. Also a lot of newly stocked FHM down there. Al is going to bring me some of his pedigreed, certified, and force fed BG.
How to restock after partial kills kinda confounds me. Especially when there are unknowns on what is left.
My formerly 1/10 acre "forage" pond of BG and GSF is now about 1/3 acre. It's grown enough that I'm having trouble trapping. I tossed in 50 small CC's the other day. My Grandson wanted them and I don't want them in the bigger pond. Grandma Charlene would have kicked my butt if she found out that I had said no to him.
I actually have 9 "ponds" on the place. Due to the sandy/rocky soils, they all leak. I can actually only count on 3 of them to hold water for very long.
I have a spring fed creek that originates on a neighbors land. The springs dried up about 5 or 6 years ago. I believe they have now been recharged.
It's a different world and the rains just keep on coming. It's kinda neat to have no place left to put water.
Last edited by Dave Davidson1; 05/09/15 05:40 AM.
