re: Making a personal crawfish pond... Updated pg. 7 fry pics

Look man, I have some great friends that crawfish for a living. Fish is a whole other story. If a pond is deep enough and has something (vegetation at the bottom, high rainfall, etc) to keep the oxygen levels up, things will live and grow bigger.

What you are trying to accomplish is getting crawfish in there and having them thrive and grow in population during the peak times.

Also, they molt like crabs. Losing their shell is the only way to grow bigger and keep the shells soft. Somehow the fresh water encourages this and therefore farmers try to keep it as fresh as they can for growth while trying not to overspend on fuel for the pumps.

I have NO clue of your pond, but I imagine a rice field is MUCH more conducive (soil wise)to have healthier crawfish than a pond that has no top soil and was dug out (not naturally).

There is a ton of information available or just stop by on of these farmers places or co-ops that do this for a living.

I know you aren't trying to be commercial, but that's the averages (sacks) that people were quoting you should yield, but those numbers are what happens when done right, not just throw sacks into a stagnate pond

Good luck, I'm willing ot sample your first boil!