Pond Boss Forums MANAGING AN EXISTING POND Evaluating and adjusting fish populations Reducing fish biomass

All fish hit on both presentations. (2 people fishing).

I honestly haven't sat down and put pencil to paper on the total fish biomass. A quick SWAG says there is a minimum of between 600 and 1,000 pounds of fish in that 1/2 acre pond. It has an average depth of 10 feet and he pays attention to water quality parameters. He has the means in place to add enough water to flush excess nutrients out of the pond.

The goal is to reduce the biomass in the pond to allow water quality to stay high without intensive management.

The pond has steep banks so there is minimal fish reproduction in the pond.

Augie, a fyke net works great but I have found that it doesn't work very well if you are targeting any of the bass species including HSB.