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Now that the pond is low, it also concentrates the fish in a smaller area making them easier to catch. In ponds like yours, take out 30 pounds of LMB per surface acre this year (if the pond was 2 acres when full, but now down to 1 acre, take out 60 pounds of bass). Bass of all sizes, but especially the stunted ones.

Get a digital scale that clamps onto the fish's lip, not one that has a hook that goes into their gills. For smaller fish like Bluegill, some pond managers use a scale that is used to weigh babies. You can also use your digital scale with a clamp if you put the fish in a plastic bag that was dipped n water. Even a plastic grocery bag will do. Or you can get fancier and get a bag like the tournament fishermen do. put water in it. tare out the bag, add fish and then weigh.

The envelope with a few business cards went out today.

Look at the cover/structure section of the forum. A pond should have cover/habitat for the fish to hide in and to loaf in to ambush their prey that is equal to 20%-25% of it's surface area.