snrub, how deep were the RES nests?
Maybe 9". No deeper than a foot for sure.
The 4 fish that I caught and put in this tiny pre-sediment pond (hoping they would spawn) were caught after Shorty described his method of using a very small jig with small plastic on his Sexing RES thread. I used basically the same technique as he described and fished only a foot or so from bank in very shallow water (1' + or -). This water was much more turbid so I could not see the fish, but I am guessing the fish I caught were males nesting or females near a nest. The picture of the one that I saw spawning would have been at about the depth and distance from bank where I originally caught it in the adjacent sediment pond. This pre-sediment pond just has relatively clear water at the moment so I am able to see the fish spawn.
Sediment pond is still too turbid/algae.
Wish I could see them. That is where I stocked 200 RES last fall (Actually about 175 because I put part of the batch in nearby forage pond) and are the original source of thes 4 fish in this pre-sediment pond
