I have fished one local 25 acre pond with abundant, almost healthy, LMB community with crappie that are under control. Neat place to fish with way too much bottom and top weed growth. The owner wishes it weren't so but won't spend the $ to correct it. I found very few BG forage. So, I figure that it in decent shape for a certain, short lived, time.
Dave:
Could you expand on the "abundant, almost healthy" statement?
Keep in mind that Tracy is wanting to stock Crappies for a trophy LMB fishery.
Bill C. That's my concern, it won't be a LMB/Crappie only pond, but that the crappies will not only focus on the LMB YOY, but other fish species at the same time. Basically whatever is in front of them at the time their stomach says "its time to eat". I can't seem to get it across to the fish that they are only supposed to eat certain species and sizes of other fish.
I wouldn't have these concerns if it wasn't for the "Trophy LMB" fishery part.
