I've done a search and read most of the threads on drawdowns. The biggest downsides to a
drawdown are the chance of the pond not filling back up, or having a fish kill. This weekend,
(after falling prey to Bobs April Fools Joke) Iwent to the pond to unwinterize it. You see,
every fall I have to crack open the valve to let water run so the pipe doesn't freeze and burst.
Every spring I close it up and the standpipe becomes a water level. This year I wasn't able to
get to the pond for the last month, and the normally 4 1/2 to 5 acre pond is down to 1 1/2 to
2 acres. I'm not too worried about the water level coming back ( a spring helps and good
runoff usually keep the pond overflowing. Also walking around the pond I did not find any
dead fish. Am I correct in thinking everything else should be a positive from this? I have a
few larger bass 17” to twentysomething, and an overpopulation of 8” to 12” bass. I have
plenty of bigger Bluegills that would survive predation. I'm hoping the big Bass will thin out
some of the smaller bass, and when the water returns everything will have room to flourish.
Am I right in my thinking? Are there any other downsides that I'm missing? Sorry for being
a long winded, just wanted to give needed info. Thanks to anyone who read this to the end!
PS I'm also going to try to get back there to and do some underwater landscaping before the water comes back up.

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