Pond Project Success

[PondKeeper]

Last year I moved my attention from trout to large mouth bass. I tended to ignor them more and consequently I saw a marked drop in the LMB size. The bass in the attached picture is 23 inches, about 7#'s by the charts. A clear sign my effort is working.

BTW, the trout are still doing fine in the same pond; contrary to many beliefs, they can be managed in the same pond.

Michael M.

 

[gsganzer]

That's a nice fish!!

It'd be awesome to have trout in a backyard pond, unfortunately it's not possible in Texas. Can you imagine going out early in the morning and catching fresh trout for breakfast? I'm drooling on my keyboard thinking about it.

I have bass and catfish in my pond, stocked it 3 - 4 years ago. They both need to get thinned pretty soon. Some of the bass are about 18"-20" and the catfish run about the same size.

I hooked a small 10" bass the other week. As I was reeling it in, a monster bass grabbed it but unfortunately didn't get the hook and came off. My knees almost buckled when I saw the size of him. I've been going down to my pond every night since, in hopes of evening the score.

 

[cmhyland]

I have a neighbor up here in CT with a man made trout pond.

It's in has front yard and I've fished it alot. He has Brown and Rainbow trout in it. The pond is spring fed and the water stays in the low 60's even in the heat of summer.

The Brown trout average, AVERAGE, 7lbs.. The Rainbows average 5 lbs..... You fish there and it kinda takes the fun out of going anywhere else....

After you've landed 40lbs of trout on an ultralight rod in one afternoon the little stocked trout just don't seem the same...

Regards,
Chris

 

[gsganzer]

When I was growing up in MA, I'd trout fish at Small Pond in Sturbridge. I think it flows into Quabog?? They had lots of browns and rainbows at ice-out.

 

[cowboydoc]

Ok you've touched on a subject I would love to learn how to do. I have thought and thought about how to make my pond habitable for trout. Is there anyway that you can make it happen? We get frequent rains and my pond drains regularly but it isn't spring fed. What are the ins and outs of having a pond specifically for trout?

 

[LGinIA]

Here is a good link for all kinds of pond information.
http://www.pondboss.com

 

[LarryRB]

you were fishing in Lead Mine pond.. I'm less than a mile from that pond.. And luckily, ten from the Junkman /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[RebelYell]

Nice fish, how about a few pics of the pond it came from and pics of the trout.

 

[fishman]

gsganzer,

Actually, it is possible to have trout in your pond in Texas. Texas Parks and Wildlife stocks trout in city and park ponds from late November through February. A very popular program.

If you want some for your pond, you have to buy them direct from the grower. There's a company based in Missouri that comes down to Texas every year and delivers trout to private pondowners. I think they are called Crystal Farms, but I haven't been able to locate them on the net. If you call a local private lake manager they might be able to help you, or you can PM me and I'll put you in touch with someone in your area.

 

[gsganzer]

Fishman,
I thought they were for "put and take"? Do they survive the warm months?