I havent fished it a ton. Mostly my brother and his son. They are obsessive fisherman. Just a light hobby for me I'm in the crowd. I do believe they were spawning around the time it was fished more heavy. I'm was fathers day weekend when the family was camping in my yard. I thnk I'm going to start fishing a little more so I can get a better feel for it. In the end, I want a nice fishing/swimming pond. At the moment I'm working on getting aeration ordered.