Creating Bluegill Spawning Beds - 08/14/20 11:40 PM
Would like to create some areas for bluegill to spawn - so
1) depth spawning areas should be placed ?
2) use gravel ? if so, size preferred ?
3) Should it be placed on the pond bottom or should I build some sort of large wooden boxes and fill them with rocks ?
4) How do you minimize predation by Osprey ? Bluegill now spawn in about 18" of water in my pond and the Osprey are continually picking them off their beds.
Looking forward to input
1) depth spawning areas should be placed ?
2) use gravel ? if so, size preferred ?
3) Should it be placed on the pond bottom or should I build some sort of large wooden boxes and fill them with rocks ?
4) How do you minimize predation by Osprey ? Bluegill now spawn in about 18" of water in my pond and the Osprey are continually picking them off their beds.
Looking forward to input