One thing to be aware of is that when you push a pond in fish productivity, you may introduce additional management issues.
For example heavy feeding leads to nutrient buildup in the water which can lead to FA problems. Everything you do to change a pond from its natural state may have a desired effect but it may also have other unanticipated undesired effects.
So if fish production is not one of your main goals, you may want to go about feeding fish only as a recreational aspect or not at all. It might be easier to manage your water quality without the additional nutrient input.
But it depends on a number of things, the natural fertility of your pond and watershed being at least one.
So there are lots of variables to consider.
But do not let that scare you. You may find the journey as meaningful as the final destination. I know I do.
Last edited by snrub; 10/26/17 10:51 AM.
