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Fishing Guru's a quick question
Posted on 1/23/12 at 6:10 pm
Posted on 1/23/12 at 6:10 pm
I have a pond I had dug about 9 years ago. It is about 1/2 an acre and I had it stocked with 100 bream and shellcracker, 50 channel cat, 50 tilapia, and 27 bass. The tilapia died the first winter and there is probably about 15 cats left that would go about 5 to 10 pounds. My son and I went yesterday to catch some bream to eat and we couldn't keep out lines in the water cause of 1 to 2 pound bass.in an hour he caught about 8. Should we try to fish them out.
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Posted on 1/23/12 at 6:12 pm to angus1838
Sounds like a fun problem. I have no clue about managing small ponds.
Posted on 1/23/12 at 6:15 pm to angus1838
Fried bass tastes fine 
quote:
Sounds like a fun problem
Posted on 1/23/12 at 6:17 pm to angus1838
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Should we try to fish them out.
i would not fish them out but definately take a few out every now and then. over population will stunt growth of all fish.
also, if you start catching white perch.. keep all you catch because they will take over.
Posted on 1/23/12 at 6:18 pm to Boats n Hose
1. I didn't think it was legal to stock talapia in a pond and you should be happy they died
2. 1-2 lbs bass what is the problem?
2. 1-2 lbs bass what is the problem?
Posted on 1/23/12 at 6:41 pm to Nodust
I will have to admit I have had worse problems but the tournament thread earlier got me thinking if I got rid of some of these smaller ones wil some grow bigger
Posted on 1/23/12 at 6:51 pm to angus1838
yes as long as there is food for them
Posted on 1/23/12 at 6:54 pm to angus1838
The pond should stabilize after so many years. We stocked a pond with catfish and hybrid bream once. Took a few years to get decent sized fish.
You want to make sure you leave enough breeders in there. Are you feeding the fish anything?
Just reread your op. After nine years those you may be getting overpopulated. It may be time to harvest. I just don't know how you can tell.
You want to make sure you leave enough breeders in there. Are you feeding the fish anything?
Just reread your op. After nine years those you may be getting overpopulated. It may be time to harvest. I just don't know how you can tell.
This post was edited on 1/23/12 at 6:56 pm
Posted on 1/23/12 at 7:02 pm to Nodust
I was feeding them til after about november. I just wish they would get a little bigger. And yes I will eat a bass I just love a bream.
Posted on 1/23/12 at 7:03 pm to Nodust
Gotta have a permit for talapia in LA. Be glad they died. Go to ldwf website and find pond management book by LSU Ag
Bass are hard on
catfish fingerlings.
Bass are hard on
catfish fingerlings.
Posted on 1/23/12 at 7:03 pm to angus1838
Bass will eat anything they can fit in their mouths. They have pretty big mouths.
Posted on 1/23/12 at 7:05 pm to angus1838
You should keep a lot of those bass. The only pond I ever had access to had a problem with stunted fish. After have a bio look at it, the owner told us if he caught us throwing bass back, we could no longer fish. he said, if we don't want them, throw them on the bank. We did. Three years or so later, fish over 4 lbs were a regular occurance. I had never seen one over 2.5 before that.
Posted on 1/23/12 at 7:10 pm to Dooshay
I didn't have a problem getting the tilapia here. I have a few ponds and am just curious about the management. To be honest I have no idea about it. I just know I would like to catch something a little over 2 pounds after nine years!
Posted on 1/23/12 at 7:16 pm to angus1838
Look at the bass. Big head, skinny fish = not enough forage. You want a 10:1 ratio (lbs of forage to lbs of bass). Realistically, a small pond like that can't support a very large population, but if managed properly, you can grow some nice fish.
Eta: if you're serious about managing your ponds properly, check out pondboss.
Eta: if you're serious about managing your ponds properly, check out pondboss.
This post was edited on 1/23/12 at 7:17 pm
Posted on 1/23/12 at 7:22 pm to Devious
My pop has a 5 acre pond that's about 17 years old. He never had it stocked. My 6 year old nephew pulled a 9# bass out of it the other day. Where do the fish come from if you never stock it?
I've heard birds carry eggs in their shite or on their feet or? Anyone know? He's got bream and white perch too. Not sure about catfish though.
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I've heard birds carry eggs in their shite or on their feet or? Anyone know? He's got bream and white perch too. Not sure about catfish though.
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This post was edited on 1/23/12 at 7:33 pm
Posted on 1/23/12 at 7:28 pm to DLauw
quote:Autocorrect?
Pontiac
Posted on 1/23/12 at 7:32 pm to AlxTgr
Yeah I guess so 
Posted on 1/23/12 at 7:45 pm to DLauw
We had an overpopulation problem with bass in my moms pond many years ago. Could go in there with a tube jig and catch half pound bass till your arms fell off. One time we decided to keep them all and we had them on a stringer dragging behind the jon boat. Got so heavy we were having a hell of a time just making the boat move. Had like eight feet solid of bass. The rest of the time we'd sail those suckers up on the bank. Must have killed thousands of them. But now... great bass pond.
Posted on 1/23/12 at 7:48 pm to angus1838
I would definitely keep every bass for a while to get some out. Provide additional cover if you can; Christmas trees, concrete culverts, pallets, etc.
The above suggestion to check out PondBoss is a good one. Wealth of pond mgmt knowledge there.
The above suggestion to check out PondBoss is a good one. Wealth of pond mgmt knowledge there.
Posted on 1/23/12 at 8:08 pm to angus1838
What a great problem to have. I'd get some shad in it & some cover for all fish. 
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