Many moons ago the 18th hole pond was legendary at the Atlanta Athletic Club. It was notorious for producing huge bass and lots of them. Unfortunately time has not been kind to her. Just as humans get some aches and pains as they age the pond began to show her age. This degradation is an all to common theme we see in our managed lakes. People see great results the first few years and assume the lake is clicking along. Often times they forget to keep managing the lake. Even when a lake is producing well bass still need to be harvested, habitat spiced up, and fertilizer applied etc.
At the conclusion of the shock it became obvious that the lake has become out of balance over time. There were plenty of 5-7” bluegill but only a handful of 3-5″ bluegill. Those 8-12″ bass are becoming stunted because there isn’t enough 3-5” bluegill to keep fueling growth. The bigger bluegill are reproducing great but there is little habitat for the small bluegill to hide so the bass pick them off before they get any size. With a little time, money, and effort we are sure to get this lake back to her glory days.
If you talk about your lake’s glory days then give us a call to make it things right!
