Pond Boss Forums INTRO Questions & Observations Pond peaked, then died.

Robbie,

As a side story similar to yours.

I purchased a place that had a 1/4 acre pond that had been stocked with HBG and LMB. It had not been fished as heavily like yours, but was stocked many years ago.

After I purchased the place, I decided to kill all the fish and start over.

The only fish I found in the pond was a single 4lb LMB, about 1 dozen large HBG and several hundred 1" - 2" HBG. IE - no fish size in between the large and small fish.

My assessment is that the HBG were not spawning enough to sustain a foreage base + the HBG/LMB were taking care of the ones that were there. Net result - none of the HBG lived long enough to grow up and replace/sustain the foreage base.

Had I fished out several HBG and the one LMB - my pond would died similar to your situation.

Gator