Pond Boss Forums MANAGING AN EXISTING POND Evaluating and adjusting fish populations Managing Put & Take Predators

Warm Reception Not to worry! I have seen several good and informative post you have made here. So keep up the good work. I would say, everyone most likely has a goal when building their pond and so a plan is the next step. The problem is "The Plan" and what Mother Natures plans are different. The other problem is it depends on water clarity. You can't see under water to monitor the PLAN. And electric shock surveys may only provide a small sample of what is swimming down there. A sein survey may do a similar small sample. And you may never see or catch to confirm those put and take fish are there. I don't mean to be so negative, I really don't. But not only have I experienced this but have read here where others said they have never seen theirs either. With all this in mind, I might use a put and take plan but I would add more or double up on these type of fish if I planned for harvest at some point.