Generally, the clarity, as in greenish hue of the water, gives a good indication of how many pounds of fish per acre this water body is supporting. Clearer the visibility of water the fewer the pounds of fish per acre on the natural spectrum of 100 to 500 to rarely natural 1000 lbs/ac in very fertile situations (2000 is very rare in sport fish ponds). In very clear trout type water there may only be a total forage and predator of 50 lbs/ac. As mentioned by DD1 in normal waters there are a lot more numbers of smaller fish compared to large fish. As a group or year class of fish age their numbers diminish until when they are near end of life only a few or less than one per acre remain.
Last edited by Bill Cody; 03/28/18 02:22 PM.
