I put my 15 inch bass largemouth in my pond in the backyard, the pond already had some bluegill in it. It has a lot of big rock hides with deep long holes in it. Today I couldn't find him, I even poked all the holes and he didnt come out. just wondering if you fishermen know whats going on? thanks

I would put up fliers. Pray he didn't get hit by a car. Have you checked the animal shelter?

^^ this 

Bass rarely go into a dead end hole, catfish will.

Do you have any predators like herons or raccoons in the area?

15" bass needs lots of prey to feed on, how are you feeding your pet?

Tom

Welcome aboard!

 

Can't really help with regard to your "pet" bass,

but @WRB is right, predators likely to blame...

39 minutes ago, WRB said:

Bass rarely go into a dead end hole, catfish will.

Do you have any predators like herons or raccoons in the area?

15" bass needs lots of prey to feed on, how are you feeding your pet?

Tom

Hey thanks, I had him for many years since he was around 6 inch. he grew too big thats why i put him in the pond. no predators near by I live in southern california so if there is raccoon it will get wiped out by city right the way. it is not dead end holes it goes through. I feed him crawfish all the time and small fish

I live in SoCal and raccoons are common. Raccoons are nuacturnal animals and adaptable to city life. 

Try tossing a hand full of feeder goldfish in the pond, if the bass is around it will show up.

Tom

17 minutes ago, WRB said:

I live in SoCal and raccoons are common. Raccoons are nuacturnal animals and adaptable to city life. 

Try tossing a hand full of feeder goldfish in the pond, if the bass is around it will show up.

Tom

thanks!

Around here, I'd be looking for this:

 

 

YMMV, locally...

I saw two of those along the river yesterday...

 

They're gonna be feeding their babies soon...

11 hours ago, Further North said:

Around here, I'd be looking for this:

 

 

YMMV, locally...

That’s a freakin’ monster!

Is this him?  He may have moved to South Florida like everyone else in the country.

13 hours ago, frosty said:

That’s a freakin’ monster!

It is.

 

Prehistoric, even.

 

...Not mine, but I know the guy who caught it, and I love sharing the picture.

 

It's my favorite, "My fish eat your fish!" picture...

 

Is that juvenile of me?  You bet!

On 4/22/2018 at 7:58 PM, Further North said:

Around here, I'd be looking for this:

 

 

YMMV, locally...

Excuse my ignorance, but what type of fish is that?

On 4/23/2018 at 8:08 AM, frosty said:

That’s a freakin’ monster!

 

Paging Jeremy Wade....

On 4/22/2018 at 7:06 PM, Glaucus said:

I would put up fliers. Pray he didn't get hit by a car. Have you checked the animal shelter?

Reminds me of a local gag sign someone posted around town where I live...

A 5 lb. squirrel actually sounds a bit frightening.

3 hours ago, BigBassCatcher said:

Excuse my ignorance, but what type of fish is that?

Musky.  Big one, about 54" IIRC.

2 hours ago, J Francho said:

A 5 lb. squirrel actually sounds a bit frightening.

Feed 'im to the musky...

5 hours ago, Koz said:

 

Paging Jeremy Wade....

Ok you’ll have to explain that one, I know it takes the fun out of it 

1 hour ago, frosty said:

Ok you’ll have to explain that one, I know it takes the fun out of it 

 

Drag a Ned rig on the "do nothing" banks in the pond. 

What was his name?

5 hours ago, frosty said:

Ok you’ll have to explain that one, I know it takes the fun out of it 

 

You've never seen Jeremy Wade on River Monsters on Discovery Channel or Animal Planet? You should really check it out.

 

 

On April 22, 2018 at 7:04 PM, Savage Drumstick said:

I put my 15 inch bass largemouth in my pond in the backyard, the pond already had some bluegill in it. It has a lot of big rock hides with deep long holes in it. Today I couldn't find him, I even poked all the holes and he didnt come out. just wondering if you fishermen know whats going on? thanks

A friend of mine has a backyard pond (maybe the size of half a football field) and it's  loaded with very aggressive albino catfish, small bluegilll, and bass that don't grow over 12 inches. I think the big catfish are eating everything because the Catfish are up to 14lbs. Not sure if this is common but could it be possible ?