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#537065 06/28/21 05:17 PM
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I built my pond about 8 years ago. It is a dammed up ravine in Iowa. The ravine is about 40 ft deep and the deepest water is 27 ft. I have very steep banks. So some banks have no beds and other banks have one row. My bass seem to find a way but my bluegill spawn is quite low. What can I do?
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Without adding some shallow shelves along the shoreline, I'm not sure what you can really do.


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Agree


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If steep sides make it too difficult to build a shallow shelf, you could try digging a small attached bay with appropriate depth & bottom material. Or, if you are really ambitious, make a forage pond & raise panfish there.

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