So for the first time since I built my newest pond in late 2018, my bluegill are using one of the spawning beds I put in. I put in 3, and this is the only one they are using. It is 1 1/2” road base.

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One of the ones they are not using is 3/4 inch road base. The 3rd one is a little deeper and I can’t remember what I used. Since the one active bed was so crowded, I grabbed my backhoe and a couple of yards of 1 1/2 inch road base and added it to a different part of the pond. I was rewarded today with 3 new nests.

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It is great to see what is working and what isn’t. I’m still working on weed control. Grass carp went in this spring, but it is a long term solution. I’m getting a pretty decent arm workout raking.

Brad
1.5 acre pond with LMB, BG, BCP, CC, FHM and lots of crayfish, unknown type. .5 acre pond with FHM and GSF. 12 acre irrigation reservoir that I don't know what to do with. New pond, roughly 1.5 acres. Pond Boss Subscriber.