Thx CC and QA. I didn’t fish too long. Brought the weed eater down and got about half the bank cleaned up. Raked a ton of FA from near where the grandkids fish. (Didn’t pull up a single glass shrimp in any of the FA) I did pull out and then return, lots of big bull frog tadpoles. Grandkids coming up next weekend. Want it looking nice. Water level is down about a foot, but we haven’t had much rain recently. About 1/10 of what we’ve been getting in St Louis. Interesting to see the mist coming off the water this morning. I’m sure that, and the fifty or so big trees are a big part of my water level decline.

I didn’t catch a YP today, but I was looking for SMB. That biggest one cleared the water on three jumps. Had me laughing like crazy. Will hopefully catch YP next weekend.
I did jump in after a few hours of weed eating. Holy crap, the water had really cooled off. Wasn’t in long!

Last edited by SetterGuy; 09/05/19 08:25 PM.
9 yr old pond, 1 ac, 15' deep.
RES, YP, GS, FHM (no longer), HBG (going away), SMB, and HSB (only one seen in 5 yrs) Restocked HSB (2020) Have seen one of these.
I think that's about all I should put in my little pond.
Otter attack in 2023