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It looks good to me, but I wonder if your gravel will migrate down? I didn't see anything holding it in place, or did I miss that?
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It looks good to me, but I wonder if your gravel will migrate down? I didn't see anything holding it in place, or did I miss that? I have larger rock, like crushed granite in front and around it I would say ping pong ball size pieces so im hoping that will hold the gravel up or at the worst it will be sloped instead of flat. Guess the fish will tell me this spring and summer if they like it
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I agree with your concerns with crowding and that might only make 2 nests. I'm not sure that one fish would let another nest close enough for there to be even two nests per structure.
1.3 A, 80 yr old, renovation summer 2017, SW VA, 2000' elevation, Shallow, Spring Fed, Little Watershed, Stock Fall '17 with LMB, BG, RESF, FHM. Indigenous: Triploid Grass Carp, Israeli Carp, GSH
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I agree with your concerns with crowding and that might only make 2 nests. I'm not sure that one fish would let another nest close enough for there to be even two nests per structure. sell I came up with a idea to place logs on the west side of the pond about 6' to 8' apart and 2 high running from the bank pointing into the middle and make about 5 or 6 sections like that and scatter gravel and peddles in each section to provide more private spawning areas. What do ya think?
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You can take a front end loader and just dump piles. Unless the rock is too big the fish will spread out.
Don't be surprised if your fish do not use the beds the first year. I did something similar to yours and thought my work was for nauht as the fish did not use the area and it grew up to thick FA the first year. But they have used it every year since. Different spring conditions the fish may use different areas. I noticed this year a new area of beds in shallow along the edge of a deep drop off I had never known there to be beds.
So the fish suit themselves when it comes to beds.
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My plan on a 1.3 acre lake is to dump 3.5 gal of pea gravel in each of 10 places. I really like what you have done better but I have yet to consult the fish.
1.3 A, 80 yr old, renovation summer 2017, SW VA, 2000' elevation, Shallow, Spring Fed, Little Watershed, Stock Fall '17 with LMB, BG, RESF, FHM. Indigenous: Triploid Grass Carp, Israeli Carp, GSH
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We will see in time, my CNBG spawned last spring and this one but never saw one bed! havent figured out yet where they have been spawning, hoping next spring will provide me with answers, and I am excited to see where the bass spawn since this will be there very first!
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