We have a larger pond of 55 acres in Lousiana. It used to be excellent fishing but now it looks like the fish are starving. The rule out there is catch and release all bass under 14 inches. Also, no bass (even over 14") can be kept from March 1st through June 1st (the spawn). It is very hard to get the members to understand that we should possibly keep the little ones...
HEre are the details on forage (as far as i can tell):
The bluegill are not very abundant
There are Crappie in the lake
Each time i fish I usually catch 2-5 skinny bass under 14"
10 acres of the lake is 10' deep, the rest is 4'-6' deep
There is NO grass excepta little alligator grass on banks
The water is really muddy, silty.
Do you think that I should add some threadfin shad or bluegill? Or grass of some kind to help out?
It will probably cost a ton & the funds are limited. I am talking with our members about changing the size limit to a slot of some kind, but I don't know... Any cost effective idea would be great! Thanks
Last edited by beezaboy; 12/20/11 08:01 PM.
