[satguy]

Started early trying to find a bass. Don't know what have happen to the bass in my pond, but have not been able to find any for a while now. I know they are in here because I have seen them bedding in the spring. Use to catch plenty of 4-5 pounders. I think they have so much to eat they wont bite. I did manage to catch a very, very fat 3 1/2 pounder. Not full of roe but just fat. Didn't put up much of a fight. Switched from bass to bream and managed a few for the grease. All caught on black beetle spin.

 

[wademaster]

You have yellow perch in your pond?


Sent from my kayak...

 

[peanut]

Nice catch. And a perch to boot!

 

[ozarks transplant]

You have yellow perch in your pond?


Sent from my kayak...

my first thought, too. excellent

 

[satguy]

I call them raccoon perch, but yea we put some in here about 7-8 years ago. That's the first one I've caught big enough to keep.

 

[jerry condrey]

Good mess of fish.
ps
One word for your bass...Speedcraw. If they are there, they will hit it. Texas rigged for ponds. That will be the Ultravibe Speedcraw, not the big one.

 

[Fish_Fiend]

Hmmm. Maybee yellow perch should go into my pond rather than crappie....hmmm need to run this by the biologist

 

[satguy]

They both are really good eating. Crappie seem to be easier to catch.

 

[biglenr]

I've heard horrible things about stocking crappie in small ponds.... Double check before you do that.

They tend to overpopulate and fill the pond with stunted fish...

 

[wademaster]

I've heard horrible things about stocking crappie in small ponds.... Double check before you do that.

They tend to overpopulate and fill the pond with stunted fish...

I think Fish Fiend had created a thread on stocking crappie at some point. Yellow perch tend to overpopulate as well and become an overall small sized fish.

 

[satguy]

Have not had that problem. It's about a 5 1/2 acre pond and the crappie don't stand a chance of over populating if you know what I mean.

 

[jerry condrey]

Wademaster is correct. Keep them thinned out, or they can ruin a pond. There was a 5 acre lake in High Point that got so over run by crappie, they were stunted. We used to see spawners five inches long, never any big ones.

 

[spidey]

Hmmm. Maybee yellow perch should go into my pond rather than crappie....hmmm need to run this by the biologist

Let me know if ya need help catching the crappie! Also any bass but will catch and release them

 

[NM2NC]

I am with spidey. Just call me a volunteer pond management officer.