Horkstram, By intermediate, do you mean 3-4 " BG? Or slightly larger?
Did your advisor also sell you these BG?
What other changes have you made, for example, have you added and fertilization or feeding? (Did your advisor advise on a goaled carrying capacity for BG?)
What weight of LMB have your removed from the 3.75 acres? How much did the RW improve for LMB above 10" after this culling?
Do you have good numbers of 1" - 3" BG present?
I am very doubtful you will get the results your advisor has promised but maybe I (we) can learn a thing or two from your experience. Keep us posted.
jps,
Yes, 3-4 inches.
Other changes: 25 tons of lime, fertilization starting right after the electro evaluation at the end of May, from early June through end of October (to resume in March 2026), cover in several different areas. No goal advice on carrying capacity.
My best guess on weight is 110-120 pounds removed since end of May. The electro evaluation stated to have removed 13 lbs for 50 fish. That is an average of .26 lbs per fish. For the next roughly 150 fish that I pulled out, I just used that average to calculate the weight. I finally bought a scale and started weighing the fish (Rapala high contrast digital scale). I began to question the weights of the evaluation because I would say the average fish that I caught after the evaluation was around .5 lb. I lost track at about 285 fish pulled out. Since I lost track I have pulled out about 30-40 more fish.
Edit to add: Not sure on the RW improvement. Just a general observation on some of the bass caught after the CNBG stocking. On the few that I did calculate the RW, it was between 90-100. Before it was 85 if lucky.
Yes, good numbers of 1-3 inc bluegill. Since it has turned cold, I don’t see as many swarming the banks as I did in early to mid November but still lots of activity in that size range. Tonight I walked the bank with a flashlight and saw several 1-3 in gills as well as a number of gills in the 3-6 in range just sleeping (I guess that is what they do).
What makes you say you are doubtful?
Thanks again, jps.
