Good morning all. I am possibly going to purchase our family cabin in southern Indiana that is located on old strip mining pit and need guidance and suggestions on maybe how to approach bringing this back to what it used to be. Background: guessing about 20 acres of water surface. If anyone knows pits, they drop off 8 feet from the edge to 25-30 feet. The pit in the 70's had (2) state record LMB (12 lbs ? ozs) removed while keeping quiet, with routine 8-9 pounders caught and kept. NOW: There are 13 cabins on it with 8 living there full time. The water is very clear. Through the years people have added fish through minnow dumps, "home stocking" and purchased stocking. The most notable change has came when some grass carp were added in the 90's early 2000's. They helped with the weeds, then all the weeds disappeared. To the point there is no vegetation. We have seen carp swimming into to fish beds to eat the eggs in the BG beds.
I can not "kill" the lake and start over due to other cabin owners. We have started bow fishing, with limited success.
Does anyone have some thoughts as I move forward?
Thanks,
Mike


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