11-13-2018, 03:14 PM
Yes Curt I had it dug out. To play it safe I got stocking permits from authorized fisheries and put in 4 fish species, some of which spawned every year.
I have looked into aerators and prices are a bit on the high side. They do work even in shallow water and pond management sites highly recommend them. Solar seems the only option since electric connections would have to run 40 yards underground from the house outlet. Weed beds are healthy all through winter as long as enough light passes through the ice.
At least it's easy to stock fish caught from my local waters when the water is 70 degrees or below and I no longer add bass over a pound.
Panfish I add of all sizes - especially large perch, sunfish and crappie.
There are also catfish to eat dead fish off bottom or floaters.
The NYS DEC doesn't have a problem me stocking fish in that the pond has no outlet to any waters (stream) and only inflow pipes angled down to it. Fish kept elsewhere are up to the angler to do what he wants with them as long as they aren't transferred from one water to another.
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I have looked into aerators and prices are a bit on the high side. They do work even in shallow water and pond management sites highly recommend them. Solar seems the only option since electric connections would have to run 40 yards underground from the house outlet. Weed beds are healthy all through winter as long as enough light passes through the ice.
At least it's easy to stock fish caught from my local waters when the water is 70 degrees or below and I no longer add bass over a pound.
Panfish I add of all sizes - especially large perch, sunfish and crappie.
There are also catfish to eat dead fish off bottom or floaters.
The NYS DEC doesn't have a problem me stocking fish in that the pond has no outlet to any waters (stream) and only inflow pipes angled down to it. Fish kept elsewhere are up to the angler to do what he wants with them as long as they aren't transferred from one water to another.
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