Hello all,
I've been lurking on the forum for several years now and I've got a question that I figured I should bring to the experts.
I have a 2 acre pond in south central KS that has not had much attention in many years. My grandfather dug it out in the early 80's and it was redone in the early 90's. There is a dry river bed that runs into a small "silt pond" above the main pond. Most of the pond is 5 to 7 ft deep with a foot or so of muck when you get 10 feet out from the shoreline. It holds water fairly well, better than other ponds in the neighborhood.
As for fish I have caught mostly 4-5 inch GSF and BH, which can get over a pound. I've seen small schools of minnows and 2-3 inch sunfish in the shallows, as well as swarms or baby bullheads. I haven't caught a LMB for over 4 years, and I think my grandpa stocked LMB, BG, and CC about 12 years ago.
My goals for the pond are to have a LMB/CC pond, not necessarily trophies, but I'd like to go out a catch something to eat on a consistent basis.
I plan on installing an aeration system this spring and I plan on feeding the fish that I stock.
I'm not interested in draining the pond or resetting the fishery with rotenone. I'd like to use corrective stocking to establish LMB/CC which I plan on removing and eating as necessary. I don't mind the BH too much, they put up a pretty good fight.
Thanks for your suggestions!
