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11/5/2020 – Bought 500 fathead minnows (to the 500 that were added in February this year) and 100 Shellcrackers from Alabama Fish & Pond truck at St. Elmo F&S. The guy said there were probably 600-700 minnows in their bag. Told him that our Coppernose Bluegills we got from him last February are 5″-6″ long. […]
Continue Reading7/15/2020 – The change to only early morning feeding is that when they were fed in the PM there was not much activity and then little in the AM. When fed only in the AM they really hit the feed and seem to eat all of the 4 handfuls thrown into a large space around […]
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5/28/2020 – Bought 50 Tiger Bass and 4 Grass Carp from Alabama Fish & Pond, LLC who delivered them to St. Elmo Feed & Seed. He said to release the small bass fingerlings (1″-1.5″) into something where they can hide and dart out to feed. Once he understood the pond is new and there is […]
Continue Reading4/27/2020 – Picked up 3-50 lb sacks of Sportsman’s Choice® Fingerling Fish Feed from Hurley F&F. Threw out 4-5 handfuls in and around the PVC pipe circle.
Continue Reading2/29/2020 – Based on the advice at American Sportfish Hatchery, we began feeding the Coppernose Bluegill and Fathead Minnows in mid-afternoon when the water is warmer. Also, waited until mid-morning to let it begin to warm up. Up to this date, we have feed early AM and near sundown. But, have not been seeing them […]
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2/20/2020 – Rainy day in the mid 50’s F. Picked up 500 Coppernose Bluegill fingerlings and 500 Fathead Minnow fingerlings from the Alabama Fish & Pond truck at St. Elmo Feed. The minnows were in one bag and the bluegills in two. Within 30 minutes the bags were resting in the water of the pond […]
Continue Reading2/7/2020 – Ordered 500 Flat Head Minnows and 500 Copper Nose Bluegills from Alabama Fish & Pond for pickup at St. Elmo Feed and Seed on 2/21/2020. Cost will be $290. The lady said: In the summer we could seed bass fingerlings at 50:1 Given the pond is a bit muddy could feed them a […]
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