Hello,

Born and raised in Arkansas. Love bass fishing and duck hunting. We run a few farm and ranch operations with smaller ponds and have a hunting and fishing property with several larger fishing lakes. I'm here to learn more in-depth knowledge about pond management. I've done a lot of research already and read plenty of Bob Lusk's articles through Bassresource.com. I'm currently looking for a few answers on an established 53 acre fishing lake which, if I don't find them here already, I will post a new thread soon.

My goal is to grow trophy LMB in this 53 acre lake which we just acquired a year ago. I've heard rumors of the previous owners pulling out double-digits, but have yet to go above 6 lbs. myself after one year, but not as many fishing trips as I would like.

I've kept a log of my catch with conditions, weight and length and will continue to do so to monitor the health of my fish population.

Known Species in my lake include:
LMB
Bluegill
Gizzard Shad
Channel Cat
Blue Cat (not confirmed yet)
Bowfin (not killed out from original slough before lake built)
Grass carp
Crappie