19 acre pond/lake. If I decided to feed it would only be 1 feeder. My goal would be a better forage base of bluegill and golden shiners, ultimately leading to fatter bass. Is this feasible? How much feed would it take a month to be significant? I suspect there is simply too much water to make a difference but figured I'd ask you guys. Are there any dangers to feeding?
Here's a satellite image that shows the weed coverage (coontail) if that matters to you guys.
My list of do's are to find a location that the wind can drift the food in either direction that also has access to deeper water close by. I've also seen tips on feeding in an area dedicated to spawning. Makes sense to me as you will have the ability to touch more fish in the spawning zone when they need it vs anywhere else.
We feed from the center of the west bank, which allows for the spring and summer winds to drift the food to the North and Spring and Fall winds to drift the Feed to the South. Any westerly winds drift the food further out in the pond to deeper water. Our (4) pea gravel beds, approx. 1,000 sf are also spread across the West side of the pond too. We do occasionally get a little bit of east wind but it's not nearly as common.
It's hard to beat seeing all the fish really get after the food when they figure out where it's at. Good luck on the project. Worth the investment IMO.
My pond is just short of 5 acres and the fish have been eating about 100-125 lb a month out of 1 feeder and 50 out of another feeder. They could handle more if I let them. Get 1000 BG at a feeder and they only get a few pellets each
