How do fish get in the pond ...

[MossRoad]

Yep, now you just got to sign up for a pond ...

Wife says house first, then pond. That trumps everything in my hand!

 

[Erik_in_Hoyt]

That's how I got my trees planted... through our state forestry program that plants trees on highly erodible soil. Got 2150 trees planted for $265.00 after the state reimbursed us for 75% of the costs.

that's about how many cedars I want to remove...

 

[dave1949]

Wife says house first, then pond. That trumps everything in my hand!

Wives tend to be like that Maybe she will compromise on a houseboat

 

[MossRoad]

Wives tend to be like that Maybe she will compromise on a houseboat

Hee hee!!!

 

[blueriver]

that's about how many cedars I want to remove...

Get with your USDA ... Oklahoma has and as far as i know they still do have the Cedar Tree Eradication Program. They say they pay $45 a tree to get rid of them ... its an unbeliveable amount of water that each cedar uses a day.

 

[blueriver]

Wife says house first, then pond. That trumps everything in my hand!

BUT ... a pond makes for a super nice place for the travel trailer while you are building AND they won't pay 75% cost share on the house!!

 

[Alan L.]

I stocked my 1-acre tank with 200 channel cat, 50 bass, 1000 or so coppernose bluegill and redear, and ten pounds of flathead minnows. This was what was recommended to me. At the time I had to make a decision as to whether to stock the channel cat due to the likelihood that the bass would eat the young catfish. I was told not to worry about it because channel cat don't reproduce in small impoundments under several acres anyway.

The remaining catfish (that we haven't eaten) are now in the 10 pound range, and we have never caught a young one, so it is apparent that either they haven't reproduced or the bass are eating them. Have never seen the blob of little catfish like you see in a lake where they are reproducing.

 

[MossRoad]

I stocked my 1-acre tank with 200 channel cat, 50 bass, 1000 or so coppernose bluegill and redear, and ten pounds of flathead minnows. This was what was recommended to me. At the time I had to make a decision as to whether to stock the channel cat due to the likelihood that the bass would eat the young catfish. I was told not to worry about it because channel cat don't reproduce in small impoundments under several acres anyway.

The remaining catfish (that we haven't eaten) are now in the 10 pound range, and we have never caught a young one, so it is apparent that either they haven't reproduced or the bass are eating them. Have never seen the blob of little catfish like you see in a lake where they are reproducing.

If you want to experiment, put in some structures that the cats can hide in with their babies. I've read about clay pipes with one end closed working well. One end closed is important. Apparently, the bass won't go in the closed pipe. Or, the cat can keep the babies at the rear of the pipe and block with its body or something like that. Also, old barrels with a hole big enough for the cat were used. Sunken hollow logs are another choice. Someone even mentioned cinder blocks or chimney blocks.

Anyhow, it would be fun to experiment. I'd get a mask, snorkel and fins and check the pond out. Could be fun!