I think the silt was the problem. I tied off my minnow trap to the dock (no bait) and in a couple of days when checked it would be covered dirt brown. I added Aquashade only for verifying the leak for the digger so it's deceiving how cloudy it really is.
n8ly, thanks for your thoughts. It is fun and nerve-racking at the same time!
How would my minnow population hold up with smallies (not pellet trained)? How hard is it to keep a balanced pond with SMB? Stocking rate?
thanks
