Arkansas Pond Owner - 05/10/16 02:17 PM
Hello,
Born and raised in Arkansas. Love bass fishing and duck hunting. We run a few farm and ranch operations with smaller ponds and have a hunting and fishing property with several larger fishing lakes. I'm here to learn more in-depth knowledge about pond management. I've done a lot of research already and read plenty of Bob Lusk's articles through Bassresource.com. I'm currently looking for a few answers on an established 53 acre fishing lake which, if I don't find them here already, I will post a new thread soon.
My goal is to grow trophy LMB in this 53 acre lake which we just acquired a year ago. I've heard rumors of the previous owners pulling out double-digits, but have yet to go above 6 lbs. myself after one year, but not as many fishing trips as I would like.
I've kept a log of my catch with conditions, weight and length and will continue to do so to monitor the health of my fish population.
Known Species in my lake include:
LMB
Bluegill
Gizzard Shad
Channel Cat
Blue Cat (not confirmed yet)
Bowfin (not killed out from original slough before lake built)
Grass carp
Crappie
Born and raised in Arkansas. Love bass fishing and duck hunting. We run a few farm and ranch operations with smaller ponds and have a hunting and fishing property with several larger fishing lakes. I'm here to learn more in-depth knowledge about pond management. I've done a lot of research already and read plenty of Bob Lusk's articles through Bassresource.com. I'm currently looking for a few answers on an established 53 acre fishing lake which, if I don't find them here already, I will post a new thread soon.
My goal is to grow trophy LMB in this 53 acre lake which we just acquired a year ago. I've heard rumors of the previous owners pulling out double-digits, but have yet to go above 6 lbs. myself after one year, but not as many fishing trips as I would like.
I've kept a log of my catch with conditions, weight and length and will continue to do so to monitor the health of my fish population.
Known Species in my lake include:
LMB
Bluegill
Gizzard Shad
Channel Cat
Blue Cat (not confirmed yet)
Bowfin (not killed out from original slough before lake built)
Grass carp
Crappie