re: Pond issues - catfish/turtles eating bream?

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If the river flooded your pond, you have way more in there than catfish and what's left of your fingerlings.

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I bet the gar had a field day when the flooding happened.

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If the river flooded your pond, you have way more in there than catfish and what's left of your fingerlings.

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Definitely this. You have gar fish, shad, shewww pick and no telling what else.

You need to call LDWF to come out and shock it but you can also put or a hoop net with some artificial crawfish bait. Do that and you can go back 10 hours later and have an answer.

I trapped some for a friend who had a 1 acre lake that was overpopulated. I'd catch 200 in a 10 hour set.

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You need to call LDWF to come out and shock it

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After reading OP's replies I'd call LDWF as well. They came out to my place and were very helpful. Shocking it will give him an answer.

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you can also put or a hoop net with some artificial crawfish bait. Do that and you can go back 10 hours later and have an answer.

I trapped some for a friend who had a 1 acre lake that was overpopulated. I'd catch 200 in a 10 hour set.

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What were you catching?


Thanks again for the replies. Our pond is in Mississippi off the Escatawpa River. We'll give the MDWF a call and see what can be done. Sounds like a drain might be necessary

Gar and catfish preyed on the few that survived the washout. Pretty sure there was a small feeding frenzy during.