Without electrofishing my current plan is to cull 50-100lbs of skinny LMB and adding at last 3 fish condos with feeders above them (probably cheap moultries bc $$$) before rainy season starts (aprilish) and I add BG, Shad, Minnows, and Craws (if I can find craws). Hopefully that will kick start the forage and help out the bass.
Near the fish condos I think I'm also going to plant vegetation in buckets (so it can't spread). What plants do yall like near your spawning area/condos?
So far I've got 2 volunteers to help me out, both better anglers than me so can probably hit that if not Ill invite more.
Over the summer take out anything at all that is skinny.
Re-evaluate in the fall. Maybe invest in some new genetics for the pond (note this is Florida fall, so its still warm)
Non fish related pond projects for this year: *Purchase water test kits and monitor closely *Invest in DO meter for same *if money isn't an issue, invest in a digital bobber to map the lake bottom *Clear out lots of scrub brush along the bank to fish from. *Plant lots of grass where scrub brush used to be *Plan future landscaping for banks (I somehow have very few cypress trees, I think that should be fixed for erosion control and habitat double header) *Monitor water/banks and make plans to improve them next year via riprip, bentonite, and cinderblock retention walls. *Relax and enjoy
Have I missed anything?
Last edited by CityDad; 01/24/2109:27 AM.
Im going to ask a lot of questions, but only because I'm clueless
