![]() ![]() ![]() This pond is crystal clear all of the time. ![]() I have heard that clay ponds take a while to clear. (This will make it 16 feet in the Winter and Spring) I am also having it dug deeper to at least 12 feet now. The pond was originally dug with very steep sides that were well above the water level, so now I am having the sides modified with a dozer to be less steep (out of the water parts) so I can manage the trees and weeds that have grown up. The problem I have had in the past couple of years even with the aeration in the Winter keeping the ice open, is that the larger Bass are dead in the Spring, or did I kill them off with aerator as this is when I had a fish kill problem in the Winter? 2lb Bream with Largemouths caught in the 6 to 7 lb range. The Bass grow fast as do the hybrids with some pellet feedings. The fish have done fairly well with Bream, Largemouth Bass being the primary fish with some Black Crappie. (So I am at about 8 feet now) I put an aerator in it 2 years ago which completely eliminated the muck that accumulated. It is all natural clay and when full (full meaning to the run off drain) it is 12 feet deep. It is a run off pond so the level fluctuates up to 48” as it is down that much now. I have had a pond for the past 10 or so years that is about a half acre when full. I will be browsing for sometime but my work begins in a few days. Even if I could be steered to previous posts I would appreciate it. I am subscribing to Pond Boss magazine tonight. I just found this sight and I am extremely overwhelmed with the information. I apologize if this has been covered in previous topics. ![]()
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