Essup, does extrapolating stocking levels down to very small ponds using per acre numbers work? I would think that, for example, one Heron visit could eliminate a whole species. Is the point that lmb/BG just won't work in such a small area? Is there any chance that shore predation in such a small pond would effectively replace fishing pressure? Finally, any idea how long it would be before a lmb stunted situation would be presant and what would be the consequences?

tlh2865 I wonder what your elevation is and how high the terrain is around you and how stable the spring water temperature is through the year. The close terrain above my spring is only 300 feet above its 2000 ft elevation. I don't yet know how much its temp varies.

Last edited by Mal; 11/12/17 08:13 AM.
1.3 A, 80 yr old, renovation summer 2017, SW VA, 2000' elevation, Shallow, Spring Fed, Little Watershed, Stock Fall '17 with LMB, BG, RESF, FHM. Indigenous: Triploid Grass Carp, Israeli Carp, GSH