"WARREN WOLK" wrote in message
news:k0ANg.12048$c22.7503@trnddc07...
I may be biased in that I'd rather catch 1 5 pound bass than a hundred
"big" bluegills, but I'd say killing the small bluegills may be cutting off
those hawg bass' food supply, at least somewhat. Sounds to me like you've
got a pretty balanced deal there overall, with plenty of bass to catch.
The pike might need to go - in fact if you caught a 6" one there's a good
bet momma's in there too. Call me anytime to wet a line!

Oh - snappers make great scavengers & even better soup.

Warren


Well, the whole pond is only about 6 - 8' deep. It really is nothing more
than a spring which feeds into a series of lakes in the Oakland County lake
chain. The next small lake up the chain is a "kettle" lake reputed to have
good bass and mucho pike. Depth on the kettle lake is about 40 feet. I
have not obtained permission to fish the kettle lake yet but am going to
work on it this winter. I think the pike are migrating from the kettle lake
to my pond. I had no idea the pike were present on this pond until
yesterday.

My pond is totally weeded, with lilly pads, hyacinth, and milfoil. It is a
blast to fish in the spring, and very difficult the rest of the year. I
generally catch the blue gills and crappie on small jigs. The bass go for
frogs and top water lures.

Looks like the pike and crappie have to go.