nice looking hole you got there adam. Ive dug several ponds in the past. usually a good fish hatchery will let you know how many of what kind of fish to put. I like coppernose bluegill,black sacalait,and bass,and plenty of fathead minnows. The black sacalait do better in a pond (non moving water) than the white ones do. Copper nose bluegill get a really nice size,but you also need some predators (bass) to keep the food line in check. Too many bream,and they will all be runts like previously stated. Also, you can get some lake dye to color your water. This helps shade the water somewhat from the sun rays that will penetrate the water and germinate those underwater weeds.Also gives it a nice color. Another thing is to fertilize you pond with cotton seed meal. It is a natural fertilizer,safe for fish,and will make the micro organisms grow ,which the plankton feed on,which the baby fish then feed on them,which the larger fish feed on them,which You feed on them.lol. Fertilizing also keeps your water healthy with the plankton,which keeps it from getting too clear,thus back to the weed problem. Supposedly healthy pond water should just have a visibility of 18" deep. with this weather you might have a dry pond for a little while.
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