Our lake is 4-5 acres and about 20 feet at the deepest. Last year in Feb or March we got a 10 inch rain and it filled our lake up fast enough to create a siphon on the drain pipe. (the pipe pulls water from 8-12 feet below the surface) We showed up a few days after the rain and the lake had quit siphoning. In 2015, we finally started catching some bigger bass. We caught around 15 that were over 4 lbs with the biggest being 8. We were catching 1 about every other trip. In 2016, after the lake lost the water, we caught 3 (2- 6's and a 7) with the last one being caught on July 31st. We also had trouble getting a bloom last year. The overall fishing has gotten worse since then. We only catch 2 or 3 little ones each time we go this year. We tested the water with a test strip and got a 6.5 PH and a 50 on the alkilinity. We have a water test coming back in any day and we already have lime to spread in the lake. My question is could the pipe have siphoned off the good water and left us with the water from the bottom that isn't as good? I am not very knowledgeable with water chemistry for a lake. Any info would be much appreciated.Thanks!