Thanks for the respones
I lost alot of my fish a couple winters ago and there is not but a few white crappie left. All the ones I have caught this year are 8 inches long no varience. I am planning to restock this year but want to make sure I do things in the correct order.
After doing more research on the bottom sludge and the gases,(the info in the link I posted quotes a study that says that the gases will cause eggs and fry deaths with very little exposer) I think my best order of things will be to get as much of the leaves off the bottom to control further decay, without disturbing the sludge layer.
Install a small aeration system and check into a bacteria program to eat up some of the goop.
Stock my minnows and feeders let them get going
Decide when to stock my LMB not many just enough to control feeders, and grow big.(love top fishing for bass).
Manage pond so I do not have to do this again!!!!
How does that sound to you guys?
