Pond Boss Forums MANAGING AN EXISTING POND Corrective stocking Musky?

JB - If you are a "big musky man" then do the musky stocking. However LM bass will do a better overall job of controling the runaway carp and sunfish population. LM bass will be more numerous in the pond than musky plus the LMB will spawn and supply young predators to feed on small fish. Musky will be fairly selective for larger carp based on the musky's size. The LMB population will collectively eat more pounds of trash fish than the musky population.

You will be able to tell if the resident predators are doing a fairly good job of carp control because the water will begin to show more clarity as the carp population decreases. Perpetually muddy water will hinder the feeding efficiency of both musky and LMB.

Eventually or long term I think you or someone will have to rotenone the pond and start over. Best plan would be to draw the pond down and rotenone the low pool. Drainig the pond could be combined with deepening and reshaping bottom areas.