05-19-2009, 06:34 PM
[quote Afghanistan_Vet]Thanks for the info guys...this is really helpful. Just a couple of follow-on questions: 1) Why do they only stock the pond with trout...the panfish and other fish seem to be more dessimated than the trout numbers? 2) What bait works well for trout, using a spinner reel?
Thanks again!
--Pat[/quote]
When the Pond was first built about 5 years ago, it was stocked with LMB and Bluegill. Perch were added the next year and 500 more LMB were stocked 2 more times in the following years.
These small ponds can't keep the fish in them long enough for any good reproduction to occure.
Between the Corrmorants and the people that come and take a limit or more almost every day, the pond is depleted of fish within a few days of stocking.
Community Ponds are put and take fisheries and little can be done to change that.
On a side note, tonight is the RAC meeting for the Northern Region and there will be a discussion about changing the limits on Community Ponds to reduce it to only 2 fish of any species with a combined total of 4 fish.
This means that only 2 of your fish may be trout or catfish.
This could help to keep some fish in the ponds longer.
At least as long as people obey the law.
I hope this change passes.
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Thanks again!
--Pat[/quote]
When the Pond was first built about 5 years ago, it was stocked with LMB and Bluegill. Perch were added the next year and 500 more LMB were stocked 2 more times in the following years.
These small ponds can't keep the fish in them long enough for any good reproduction to occure.
Between the Corrmorants and the people that come and take a limit or more almost every day, the pond is depleted of fish within a few days of stocking.
Community Ponds are put and take fisheries and little can be done to change that.
On a side note, tonight is the RAC meeting for the Northern Region and there will be a discussion about changing the limits on Community Ponds to reduce it to only 2 fish of any species with a combined total of 4 fish.
This means that only 2 of your fish may be trout or catfish.
This could help to keep some fish in the ponds longer.
At least as long as people obey the law.
I hope this change passes.
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