Posted: 3/23/2009 7:30:04 PM EDT
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I have about a 1/2 acre pond and it has alot of cat tails,and mossy stuff, as well as last year there was a bunch of lilly pads at one end. Is there a solution I can put in the water to eat it away? The pond id somewhat stocked a bunch of bluegill and some monster bass, I will be buying some catfish and more bluegill and bass from a hatchery. I will also be buying about 4 of the grass carp any suggestions?
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| Gosh, about 10-15 years ago my dad bought some bluegill and catfish for our pond along with a white-colored, and an orange-colored fish and they are HUGE. You really can't go wrong with bluegill and catfish, fun things to feed when you throw in some dog food. Those are the only fish we have had experience with in our pond. |
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you want to control the algea and pest plants but cattails and lillys are good for the system. If they are hindering your fishing, about the only solution that works well is to create a bog on one side of the lake. Pump water from the lake into a shallow area next to the pond. Line it with pond liner so the water runs back to the lake. Plant cat tails and lillys in the area. Once you have this area up and growing you can kill off the other stuff you don't want. I can't think of the chemical we used but it does a good job (although slow) at killing cat tails without harming fish.
What area of the state are you in. If you are close to cincinnati look up jones fish hatchery, they are an excellent source of info for maintaining ponds. Also you may need to check with your hatchery, 4 grass carp aren't going to be able to keep up with a pond that size. You probably need closer to 30. |
| I am about an hour from cincinnatti. from reading the hatcheries they give a break down of a assortment for a pond my size and 4 of the grass carp is what was suggested. Whoever built the pond made the middle deep it is quite long but only maybe 40-50 ft across.Last year all of the lilles gathered on one end but there was a ton of them I know that the lillies and cattails help the pond but I also dont want it overrun again. When we bought the place it had been neglected a couple years. I have heard alot about something you can throw in to eat the algea while not extracting all the oxygen. |
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Check out your county extension agent. They usually have good resources on maintaing ponds etc.
Here is one on pond management from OSU: Pond Management |
| Look up Jones Fish Hatchery in Newtown. Take a bunch of pictures and get a sample of the mossy stuff and lillies. They will let you know what chemicals to use and how many grass carp would be good. We have a similar sized pond with 20 grass carp and they still can't handle all the vegetation. The bonus is they are a block down the stret from One Shot so you can get your ebr fix as well! |