mikeymike

To those of you trying to help, I have thought about moving it to a big pond in the fall, but Im still undecided. As for roadwarrior, the pond is definitely stagnant. There is no moving water whatsoever, its near boiling temp. I know this because there are many bubbles on the surface right next to the waterfall. The waterfall is the reason that the trench is stagnant, there is no water current! Poor fish, and to think that the water is this hot even though its in 80% shade! Oh dear!

you would get good advice if you went to the smallmouth bass fishing forum

as I said, its a small pond. About 9 foot long by 5 foot wide and the deepest being 2 and a half feet

what about in 2-3 foot deep cricks?

I live in southern ny where it doesnt get THAT cold in the winter, this past winter rarely got below freezing during the day. This coming winter I plan on breaking the less-than-a-foot-thick ice every once in a while so oxygen can get in, how do they survive in nature?

oh that was just my opinion lol

I would say the movement. A brown crayfish is the same as a leaf until it moves.

I've been making trips to and from the local creek, I catch minnows and crayfish and bring them back to my pond. I compare the creek temp to the pond temp and they are usually the same, and i have a mini waterfall for aeration. Im afraid that if I put hose water in it, bad chemicals will also get in. But thanks for all the advice

thanks bro......so by opportunistic do you mean given the opportunity they would explode their own stomach by eating too much? how many worms/crayfish would be good to feed him (or her) per day?

also, I live in new york and right now there is a big heat wave

My small backyard pond (homemade) is almost completely established. There are plants, minnows, tadpoles, snails, added crayfish, and of course algae. My smallmouth bass that i put in is about 10 inches and there's also a sunny. I threw in a couple worms today and this is what happened. The bass let the first and second drop to the bottom before he cautiously ate them. The next two he ate in mid-drop but still a little suspicious (im standing 3 feet away), Then i tossed a smaller one for the sunny and he whips in out of nowhere and gobbles it right up. Same thing for the next worm, he just ambushes it. Is it possible that I am feeding him too much or is he really hungry? Will he stop eating when he's full? please comment.