Generally good info above. It however depends on your pond as every pond is different. In S LA carrying capacity can be reached in as little as 18 mths. It is important for you to be able to survey your pond - by seine , catch data and visually and if needed a electroshock survey. The good news is a 1.25 acre pond can be brought back into balance easily. However it can also become unbalanced quickly by negative harvest results.

Link about balance determination and methods including seine survey - see pgs. 15 - 19.



https://www.mdwfp.com/media/1722/mississippi_pond_mgmt_revised_feb_2016.pdf

Last edited by ewest; 12/27/19 08:04 AM.