04-12-2010, 05:27 AM
looks like the guys here gave you pretty much all the info you need.
a cople side notes,
when restocking, use hibred gills, "they dont repopulate so you dont have to wory about to many or stunted gills, you can restock them every few years so yo will have plenty of monster gills to harvest.
plant plenty of minnows,
never hurts to put in an automated fish feeder that will turn on for a couple seconds once a week.
there are machanical and electrical aireators. look though them to find what best suits your particular situation. some people use fountains so the pond never freezes in the winter, others bubblers.
another item you can look at is things some home owners use to keep thier docks from freezing solid in the winter so they can leave thier boats in year round.
another thing about winter kills in spring fed ponds, some figure it as always being lack of oxigen, there is another thought, and that is preasure. compactes snow and ice build up on top the ice can add tons of water presure to small lakes and ponds. cutting holes in the ice in the winter can releive these presures. "so having one or two trusted fishing buddies who you can trust to fish the pond in the winter with out taking a hundred guys out with them can be a big asset.
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a cople side notes,
when restocking, use hibred gills, "they dont repopulate so you dont have to wory about to many or stunted gills, you can restock them every few years so yo will have plenty of monster gills to harvest.
plant plenty of minnows,
never hurts to put in an automated fish feeder that will turn on for a couple seconds once a week.
there are machanical and electrical aireators. look though them to find what best suits your particular situation. some people use fountains so the pond never freezes in the winter, others bubblers.
another item you can look at is things some home owners use to keep thier docks from freezing solid in the winter so they can leave thier boats in year round.
another thing about winter kills in spring fed ponds, some figure it as always being lack of oxigen, there is another thought, and that is preasure. compactes snow and ice build up on top the ice can add tons of water presure to small lakes and ponds. cutting holes in the ice in the winter can releive these presures. "so having one or two trusted fishing buddies who you can trust to fish the pond in the winter with out taking a hundred guys out with them can be a big asset.
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