Started building my pond one year ago. Caught the first fish today. Haven't had enough time to do much fishing this spring, and haven't had any luck the few times i have. But it finally worked out. Fish were stocked in August. Its awesome to see them grow.
Excerpt from Robert Crais' "The Monkey's Raincoat:" "She took another microscopic bite of her sandwich, then pushed it away. Maybe she absorbed nutrients from her surroundings."
We stocked BG, BGxGSF, RES and RESxBG. How's the feeding going?? T, we are about 2 weeks from having these on beds spawning, I've seen a few displaying and building nests the last several days.
I would say all four sunfish in pics are hybrids. I tend toward all four being BGxGSF, as the light colored fin edges are ubiquitous with them, but I don't ever see that in BGxRES.
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I am NOT an identification expert, but all four of those fish also have "hybrid mouths" rather than BG mouths.
If the hybrids and the pure BG were stocked in roughly equal numbers, then you catching only hybrids does suggest that they are more aggressive/catchable!
Feeder is working great. I need to re set it a little closer to the pond. When the wind is in the wrong direction some feed is ending up on the ground instead of the water. But that's an easy fix when i can find time. I caught these about ten minutes after the feeder went off. They were biting on every cast until the sun set then they pretty much quit.
I would say all four sunfish in pics are hybrids. I tend toward all four being BGxGSF, as the light colored fin edges are ubiquitous with them, but I don't ever see that in BGxRES.
I stocked BGxRESxGSF here too. Should be an interesting mix of patterns.
I would say all four sunfish in pics are hybrids. I tend toward all four being BGxGSF, as the light colored fin edges are ubiquitous with them, but I don't ever see that in BGxRES.
I stocked BGxRESxGSF here too. Should be an interesting mix of patterns.
Too paraphrase Bill Murray, no fish is as lovable as the mutt.
"Live like you'll die tomorrow, but manage your grass like you'll live forever." -S. M. Stirling
Yea the water looks like it's boiling when the feeder goes off from all the minnows. Always makes me wonder why a bass would have any interest in my lure with so much to eat. But they should be growing!!
Yea the water looks like it's boiling when the feeder goes off from all the minnows. Always makes me wonder why a bass would have any interest in my lure with so much to eat. But they should be growing!!
Yep. It does seem slightly unbelievable when you see that many minnows boiling the water, that the bass can clear them out.
However, unless you have very significant heavy cover for your fatheads, the bass are going to make them go extinct in your pond! They are excellent predators, and will eventually reach the point that your lures will look like a tasty snack that will have to tide them over until they can catch a BG for dinner.