Pond Boss Forums Thread Like Summary - Creating a lake budget.

What do you think is a reasonable budget to maintain a 67 acre lake to grow trophy bass. This question always comes up at our Lake Meetings as I don't feel enough is spent each year. Also what should be included in an annual expense to assure you are doing the best job to maintain the body of water. This could include an annual stocking budget, a budget for habitat, a budget for vegetation, a budget for electrofishing??? Thanks.

Trophy Bass lake will be an expensive investment, lot of pieces to the puzzle. I agree with Dave on the starting point, that is cheap insurance...Our lake committee manages a 54 acre lake for our HOA. A lake management company that we have used in the past put it this way. $ 500.00 an acre to maintain a fishery, $ 1000.00 an acre to make stellar progress. This is an annual commitment...Our HOA membership quickly said " no way "