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Baw worried about his pond fish
Posted on 2/12/21 at 7:48 pm
Posted on 2/12/21 at 7:48 pm
From La. Fishing reports:
I was listening to a podcast recently and it said the freeze in 1983 killed "every fish in the bay" that didn't find deeper water... I have a private pond and all my fish are going to die. I've spent years building them up, there's monster bass, sac au lait, and tons of bream.
Are any of you planning to do anything to try to save your fish? ...
I was thinking about putting some firewood in a gigantic cast iron Jambalaya pot and keeping a floating fire going in the pond, but I think the pot would sink. If it didn't sink, seems like it could heat the water enough.
I was listening to a podcast recently and it said the freeze in 1983 killed "every fish in the bay" that didn't find deeper water... I have a private pond and all my fish are going to die. I've spent years building them up, there's monster bass, sac au lait, and tons of bream.
Are any of you planning to do anything to try to save your fish? ...
I was thinking about putting some firewood in a gigantic cast iron Jambalaya pot and keeping a floating fire going in the pond, but I think the pot would sink. If it didn't sink, seems like it could heat the water enough.
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Posted on 2/12/21 at 7:50 pm to AlxTgr
Posted on 2/12/21 at 7:53 pm to AlxTgr
Just run around your pond with a hair dryer
Posted on 2/12/21 at 7:53 pm to AlxTgr
quote:
but I think the pot would sink.
Nah , it will be alright, just take pictures for us
Posted on 2/12/21 at 7:57 pm to AlxTgr
Just boil a bunch of crawfish and dump the hot water into the pond after each batch. It’ll keep the water warm and add some flavor for those bass and sac a lait
Posted on 2/12/21 at 7:58 pm to AlxTgr
Posted on 2/12/21 at 7:59 pm to AlxTgr
Run a line across pond keep pot above water
Posted on 2/12/21 at 8:04 pm to AlxTgr
Well we have ponds in N. Central AL and they don't seem to suffer much when it gets real cold. Baw needs to calm down.
Posted on 2/12/21 at 8:13 pm to AlxTgr
Is this NASCAR’s pond we’re talking about?
Posted on 2/12/21 at 8:15 pm to AlxTgr
Aerate the water. It's not that hard to do.
Posted on 2/12/21 at 8:21 pm to windshieldman
quote:
Just run around your pond with a hair dryer
throw hair dryer in the pond, it will heat the water AND aerate
Posted on 2/13/21 at 6:04 am to AlxTgr
Join Ducks Unlimited and find out how they heat their ponds
Posted on 2/13/21 at 6:45 am to Tbonepatron
We've got all those species here and all them survive much colder Temps than La will see with this storm. The problem isn't the cold itself, its lack of oxygen in the water. The good news is cold water holds more oxygen and fish require less oxygen when it gets cold because their metabolism slows down. If the pond is sufficiently deep, more the 4-5' deep, it will not be a problem.
The only way I'd really be concerned is if the pond froze over for an extended period.
The only way I'd really be concerned is if the pond froze over for an extended period.
This post was edited on 2/13/21 at 6:48 am
Posted on 2/13/21 at 9:13 am to Lonnie Utah
Man, you guys are taking this seriously.
Posted on 2/13/21 at 9:32 am to AlxTgr
I saw a video yesterday of someone using this method with a fire box in a cattle trough
Posted on 2/13/21 at 9:41 am to bbvdd
quote:no, he just throws a cup of hot coffee in
Is this NASCAR’s pond we’re talking about?
This post was edited on 2/13/21 at 10:48 am
Posted on 2/13/21 at 9:53 am to AlxTgr
Approximately how shallow does the water need to be for this to become an actual concern, say in Northern Mississippi?
We have a pretty unique pond for the state in general really. Very large levee built across a deep gully that’s about 15 acres when the water is high and hits 30’ deep in some areas. Kinda unheard of depths for these parts. When we bought the place 20 years ago the levee had been blown out for many years and we put a lot of money in it to have it rebuilt correctly
Water is kinda low now and surface coverage closer to 9-10 acres but still would be hovering around 20’ depth in some places. I’m assuming we’re fine, this is low key one of the deepest ponds in the state if I had to guess haha, especially for a private one
We have a pretty unique pond for the state in general really. Very large levee built across a deep gully that’s about 15 acres when the water is high and hits 30’ deep in some areas. Kinda unheard of depths for these parts. When we bought the place 20 years ago the levee had been blown out for many years and we put a lot of money in it to have it rebuilt correctly
Water is kinda low now and surface coverage closer to 9-10 acres but still would be hovering around 20’ depth in some places. I’m assuming we’re fine, this is low key one of the deepest ponds in the state if I had to guess haha, especially for a private one
Posted on 2/13/21 at 9:54 am to AlxTgr
quote:Old baw guthooked him a couple limits easy
Man, you guys are taking this seriously
Posted on 2/13/21 at 9:55 am to OBReb6
quote:
but still would be hovering around 20’ depth in some places. I’m assuming we’re fine,
You're fine.
Posted on 2/13/21 at 9:56 am to OBReb6
quote:
Approximately how shallow does the water need to be for this to become an actual concern, say in Northern Mississippi?
We have a pretty unique pond for the state in general really. Very large levee built across a deep gully that’s about 15 acres when the water is high and hits 30’ deep in some areas. Kinda unheard of depths for these parts. When we bought the place 20 years ago the levee had been blown out for many years and we put a lot of money in it to have it rebuilt correctly
Water is kinda low now and surface coverage closer to 9-10 acres but still would be hovering around 20’ depth in some places. I’m assuming we’re fine, this is low key one of the deepest ponds in the state if I had to guess haha, especially for a private one
Come on man. If it was going to be 10° for the next month I might kinda worry.
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