i started out renovating this 1.62 acre pond.
i drained it completly down to the bottom even all the pot holes then applied prefin fish toxiant(reotone) to entire bottom(painfull process walking entire bottom inch by inch)hitting every wet spot and all the banks. the pond started filling 2 days later, so i soaked the new water with a heavy dose of the reotone just to make sure everything was dead, that was in nov 05. i just stocked 2000 bream,1500 fatheads in march 06.Call me crazy but ive been going around the banks with a flashlight in the evening when i get home from work checking on the progress of growth an distribution of the minows \:D . toinght i noticed a 2 to 3inch fish. best i can tell it looks like a green sunfish having seen a few when i drained the pond. Im now for sure how many got back in there or how,Will the bass when they come (in may or june) control or eliminate them ? whats best option to take now? pond is located in central alabama