Pond Boss Forums Thread Like Summary - CPUE numbers?

Is there a ballpark number of largemouth CPUE/hr while rod and reel fishing?
I'm trying to track CPUE and just wondering what the numbers should look like.

The CPUE in my pond depends on how fast I can re-bait the worms on the hooks for the grand kids and take the BG off the hook, and how many grand kids I am trying to keep entertained.

A friend of mine told me this twenty years ago before we had our kids. Take time to look under stones for bugs and critters. Bring live bait so that something is always happening. When you catch a fish, take time to look at it and teach about it. As adults, it's all about numbers or how big the fish was. For kids, it's just quality time outdoors making memories with someone they love.

Layne,

I like your plan.

Please post your data in a few years.

I bet your post will provide a great benefit to some new pond owner in your area that wants to introduce his family to fishing but is not an expert.

In my experience, kids enjoy "catching" much more than they enjoy just "fishing"!

CPUE varies greatly in my pond according to atmospheric conditions. South wind, falling barometric pressure fishing is good. North wind, high baro pressure, you can still catch fish but the numbers are way down. An East wind? Look for something else to do besides fishing.

Catch per hour is going to vary greatly depending on where you are fishing and the management style of that body of water.

In my neck of the woods, if I go to a public lake, I am expecting about two fish per hour. If I go to private waters that are routinely fished, I am expecting about eight fish per hour.

That being said, I've been to an overstocked lake that was severely under-managed. Fish had huge heads and deteriorating bodies. I caught thirty five fish in an hour....