If you start tagging them, you can get an idea of the population size.
Bye bye little blue gillthink i mentioned this before, but i got a little pond in the back yard
according to google (how cool is it you can measure stuff with their satellite view?)
anyway, it comes down to 9000 square feet, about 0.20 acres
best i can tell there is one real good catfish in there, one koi, some perch and a way way way too many bluegill
i mean, tiny little bluegill, that dont grow because they crowd themselves out
so, i just put in an order for 25 largemouth bass, 25 channel cats and 2 pounds of minnows
im pretty excited to get these (will be around the middle of may)
you guys have any experience with this?
Wow thats a nice crappie
Bye bye little blue gill
Wow thats a nice crappie
Oh yeah I guess you do have a good balance & that crappie is definitely a blessingwell, its been about 3 years since i added the bass and catfish and the bluegills are still out in full force
so, im guessing i hit a good balance between prey and predator fish
thanks
i know he was in there, since a few years ago my preacher caught it
but this was the first time i got to catch it myself
to the best of my knowledge, that is the only crappie in there
Maybe we can @RustyRatRod to fry up some hushpuppiesCornmeal beer batter!! Yum.
Maybe we can @RustyRatRod to fry up some hushpuppies
We have bluegill and pumpkinseed, neither of which were stocked. Yes, birds can bring presents.Sometimes wading birds can carry visitors in the form of eggs attached to their legs. Also we used to add minnows to our pond for feed til we found out they were dip netted from the shallows and could include a multitude of assorted fry. All it takes is one pike added to my pond by mistake and the balance is destroyed.
If I was considering posting a pic of the cat I caught, that put and end to it real quickThe cats are getting pretty big. Does anybody know of a company that harvest catfish in South east Missouri. They need to thin out the heard before the hot summer time.
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