We had a very reasonable and somewhat mild winter in western Nebraska / eastern Wyoming.
We never did get more than a foot of ice cover on the ponds, and it was rarely covered by snow. Good ol �Wyobraska� winds kept ponds pretty clear. Stream (South Antelope Creek) usually picks up to about 300 gpm which also keeps ponds fresh.
New trout pond is working out very well for us. Trout readily went to pellet feed as you would expect. Fish are in tremendous shape.
LMB / BG pond constructed in 1993 looks to be a very pleasant surprise this year. I took a strole around this pond yesterday and did witness some very nice bluegill basking in the shallows. I would estimate many of the BG to be in the 7 to 9 inch range! (Which I consider a very good BG). A few nice LMB in the 14 to 16 inch range were also observed loafing with the BG. Small BG (<4�) were not observed? I question my own management?
HSB / YP pond to date has been disappointing.
I have witnessed very little fish activity at this pond. I fished the pond about 12 days ago with bobber and fathead minnows��.not even a bite. I fished again about 3 days ago with small spinner bait and��.nothing.
I did notice two dead 8 inch HSB however. I hope to turn on the fish feeder when the water temp reaches 54 degrees and eventually see some HSB feeding activity.
I would like to personally invite any PB ers to join me on a fishing adventure to exchange ideas and thoughts. I can use all the help and advice I can get. Bruce this includes you and the eastern Nebraska crowd.
Thanks,
Ed
