Restarting a Pond? - 11/01/21 07:24 PM
I have a 1/4 acre pond that is essentially a mudhole. Some bluegill and bass in it, but hasn't been managed since before I got it.
I just put in a 3.5 acre pond down hill from the pond, probably 400 yards away or so. We're struggling for water there, so my thought was to run an overflow from the small upstream pond to the new one. New pond will be SMB/YP/RES/Crappie.
Talked to a fish guy and he suggested doing a kill, then using the upper pond as a feeder pond for my YP and RES. We'll have to connect the overflows from 1 to the next, but that's doable. May have to dance around a dirt township road, but we'll get it done.
Thoughts on that plan? I've heard of guys who have feeder ponds really liking them to get their panfish up to size, but would like to hear some feedback.
I just put in a 3.5 acre pond down hill from the pond, probably 400 yards away or so. We're struggling for water there, so my thought was to run an overflow from the small upstream pond to the new one. New pond will be SMB/YP/RES/Crappie.
Talked to a fish guy and he suggested doing a kill, then using the upper pond as a feeder pond for my YP and RES. We'll have to connect the overflows from 1 to the next, but that's doable. May have to dance around a dirt township road, but we'll get it done.
Thoughts on that plan? I've heard of guys who have feeder ponds really liking them to get their panfish up to size, but would like to hear some feedback.