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TEC
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#564709 02/28/2024 3:43 PM
by TEC
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My one acre lake in East Texas was built in August last year. It's spring fed, 16 ft deep, and was over half full in a month when I added 10 lbs of fathead minnows and 500 3-4" CNBG. I have a Sweeney feeder for them.
Visibility is 3 ft, pH is 5.8, and the total alkalinity has always been low at about 10. With that much constant flow thru the lake I don't think I can fertilize or adjust the alkalinity. I've seen small minnows so something spawned but I don't know what.
Should I stock more forage fish now before adding Northern largemouth bass and when should I add the bass?
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#564717 Feb 28th a 04:09 PM
by Sunil
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Your pond should be polluted with fatheads of all sizes right now. If you stare at a patch of water, where you think you see no fish, you should see very small fry, at least once the water temps are over 70 degrees.

I wouldn't think you need to add more forage at this time, but if money is not short, it shouldn't hurt anything.
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