Bill - I didn't see your post til now about training the SMB to go after the GSF, that's a pretty cool idea. This might be what ends up happening...
FishinRod - I think we are on the same page as far as gravity-draining the forage pond into the main pond when the time comes. I'd plan on leaving it dry over the winter since I want to keep the depth safe for the non-swimmers. Also I read on here that it can be beneficial to have forage pond bottom have a chance to dry up each off season.
Understood about the hand sorting when transferring them. I might just have to get good at it I guess. My SFS trip was 4 hours one way, so sorting the minnows might be a gamble I'd take.
I've always wondered, since the forage pond would be a shallow, vegetation magne - would it be possible for the forage pond to become an accidental grow out pond for algae or other vegetation that would then get transferred to the big pond, or shouldn't that be a concern?
As far as drawing down the pond to rotenone it, can anyone speak to if this would be a requirement? Our pond is a groundwater pond, so it would need to be pumped out. And there is a healthy flow of water into it from down below, so pumping it that low would be no small feat. We struggled with pumping the water down back when we dug it out this winter.
The problem with this whole forage pond plan is I have to figure it out by the time the dozer is here next weekend
Last edited by Angler8689; 06/14/24 05:03 PM.
