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I’m the new owner of a old pond.
As far as I can trace back the pond is at least 60 years old.
The previous owner had it about 10 years and I know he had a company come out and put dye in it to keep the weeds down. It also has a water fountain that runs about five hours a day. Using Google Earth I estimate the pond is about 1 acre and has quite a few largemouth bass, all in the 8 to 10 inch range and some bluegill all hand size or smaller.
At most the pond is about 4 feet deep with at least 2 to 3 feet of very soft muck/silt on the bottom beneath that
My overall goal is to make the pond a fishing pond where I can consistently catch 12 to 14 inch bass and larger bluegill.
I know I’m going to have a lot of question that I will start posting on the appropriate areas. Just wanted to say hi and show a few pictures, once I figure out how to convert them from my iPhone to a format that I can post
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It's not about the fish. It's about the pond. Take care of the pond and the fish will be fine. PB subscriber since before it was in color.
Without a sense of urgency, Nothing ever gets done.
Boy, if I say "sic em", you'd better look for something to bite. Sam Shelley Rancher and Farmer Muleshoe Texas 1892-1985 RIP
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Welcome to our pond mgmt forum. Lots of members here can help with your goals of increasing the average size of LMB from 8"-10" to 12"-14" and keep the size structure of the bluegill similar sized.
Last edited by Bill Cody; 10/07/22 06:55 PM.
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I’m the new owner of a old pond.
As far as I can trace back the pond is at least 60 years old.
The previous owner had it about 10 years and I know he had a company come out and put dye in it to keep the weeds down. It also has a water fountain that runs about five hours a day. Using Google Earth I estimate the pond is about 1 acre and has quite a few largemouth bass, all in the 8 to 10 inch range and some bluegill all hand size or smaller.
At most the pond is about 4 feet deep with at least 2 to 3 feet of very soft muck/silt on the bottom beneath that
My overall goal is to make the pond a fishing pond where I can consistently catch 12 to 14 inch bass and larger bluegill.
I know I’m going to have a lot of question that I will start posting on the appropriate areas. Just wanted to say hi and show a few pictures, once I figure out how to convert them from my iPhone to a format that I can post Welcome to the forum. I do the work here on a desktop and use IMGUR to host pictures, then post the links here. I think some people use Tap talk to post pictures from their phone to another forum, don't know if it works here.
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