It's a very old pond that I drained about three years ago due to a lot of build-up from soil erosion over the years. All the build up was pushed out and the dam repaired, so essentially it's a new pond. I started aerating two hours the first day and doubling the next. After four days I aerated during daylight hours only. I've since put in a timer set at one hour on and one hour off. I didn't any odor when aeration first started

Typically I would fish for bass with top water lures but have tried multiple lures, locations,and depths. The grandkids like catching the catfish and hybrid bluegill but they have stopped as well.