Pond Boss Forums POND CONSTRUCTION Renovating a Pond or Lake? My front yard cow pond

I'm going to jump ahead for a minute here because something really cool just happened.

I didn't see any ribbons in March when they should have been here. The water was super stained from frequent heavy rains,
and there's a ton of brush that I simply can't view from the shore.
Then I found a heron-stabbed YP the other day, and that started the gears to grinding in my little pea brain. (dangerous, I know)

Anyway, I decided to toss my B-trap in to see if something might decide to swim into it, so yesterday about an hour before dusk,
I chucked the trap into about four foot of water next to the dock. No bait, just an empty trap.

This is what I found when I pulled it up this afternoon:



I count at least 26 YP in there, and they appear to be in great condition. For scale the cage is 18"x36" at the bottom, and made from 1/2" mesh.

So I think it's probably safe to assume that the clouds of tiny fry I've been seeing since the water started to clear up over the past couple
weeks are most likely YP, as the water hasn't yet reached the temps needed for FHM and GSH to start spawning.

I'm really happy to know that they didn't all die after they were stocked.