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I have an empty 50 yr old pond after a winter kill last year. I have talked to Fisheries Biologist here in Iowa and have an application coming for the free stocking of BG, CC, & LMB. Would it be a better choice to get these regulated suggested portions, or would it be better to get adult fish from another pond and stock them that way?
Thanks, FH
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I have respect for state Game and Fish agencies. There are some who ruin the rep of the group, but I would go with their plan, and you should be happy. If you want immediate returns then go with the adult fish once the forage base is well established.
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Fishhead,
Are you doing anything to prevent another fish kill? It would be ashame to lose fish all over again.
I have someone near me that lost a lot of fish too. He is already restocking with no plan on changing anything like adding aeration etc. This guy has a thick skull.
If pigs could fly bacon would be harder to come by and there would be a lot of damaged trees.
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Cecil, to answer your question, absolutly! I will not put my self through that again. I will be trenching electric to the pond shore to add an air pump. I have been poking around the fertilization posts trying to pick up on exactly the opertune time, and correct application. Also rather lime is a must or not, I will be spraying the weeds with there heads above water, and have plans to thin the trees surrounding the pond to limit the leaves falling in, I will be adding some rock beds to the shore lines after lining under them with something to prohibit weed groth in those spots. I have also been in contact with three Ia. DNR personel bending their ears and have a name of a person from the ISU extension office who is a specialist in the pond catigory.
Bad thing is there was no set of instructions that came with the pond so with the exception to very few, every question I have leads to another thus far. I'll get there but only after I get the answers I'm comfortable with.
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Fishhead,
Glad to hear it. I thought you were taking measures, but I just wanted to send the message home.
If pigs could fly bacon would be harder to come by and there would be a lot of damaged trees.
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