Pond Boss Forums INTRO Questions & Observations All of our bass are dying!

That could be part your problem. Harvesting fish is an integral part of pond management. Ponds have what is called carrying capacity, and they can only keep a certain amount of fish alive for a certain amount of water.

It's a bit strange that the HSB aren't dying along with the LMB. If you haven't reached the carrying capacity yet, then my only other thought is that if you are fishing and catching the bass now in the heat, it could be handling stress that could be causing them to die. If you are fishing, when you catch a fish do you net it and get it back to the water asap or is it dragged up on the bank then put back in the water? What is your surface water temperature now (12" deep) and what is the water temp at the bottom of the pond? You can measure the temp with an inexpensive swimming pool thermometer.

You won't see all the dead fish in the pond, not all dead fish float.

Moving forward, if you don't harvest roughly 10# of bass from your pond per year, and they are reproducing in the pond, then you will eventually end up with a LMB stunted pond.