This FISH POND IS OVER :( - Spearfishing, Netting, Handfishing Catch, Clean, Cook

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

*Next part is up! Pond REMEDIATION:* kzbin.info/www/bejne/imfMiJV4bd9rq9k *I think we can make it better for next year, put your suggestions below!*

[@russellwatters5891]

Hang up the trout ponds, fill it in and raise BobWhite Quail...lol 🤣🤣

[@danny88dh]

Is there clay on Kevin's property

[@danny88dh]

You want some good thick clay to line the bottom of the pond with and if the pond can be bigger that would help to and does it have to be trout in there or could it be an assortment of different species like bass cat fish crappie pitch and if it were me I'd line it with stone to in different places to gif the fish more of a habitat beds like

[@danny88dh]

I think if it was a compacted clay bottom it would stay cleaner and the water inlet if that was flowing better probably would help to

[@wiseguysoutdoors2954]

Try some limestone in it. Will improve the water quality

[@m2k2023]

To keep a clean pond and also to cycle the water, you need to semi tarp the bottom of the pond. Put those rubber mats and poke holes into them or leave small parts open and major parts sealed with tarp. This way pond will not dirt up but also maintain the water table and interact with the earth's micronutrients

[@jasonkirkham3153]

Don should be a permanent feature of your channel too. I'm sure your brother will let him star in 2 channels!

[@chaitern6075]

If possible make it bigger and deeper, plant some native water plants for filtration and natural airation n the deeper parts.

[@toddherington4180]

Chris I'm disabled but I've lived my whole life like you Zak Fowler John and Aaron I love what you guys do I've been a carpenter for 45 years you did a beautiful job on the cabin the way you build it right out of the woods the way you did every window like a load-bearing wall you did a wonderful, because of my problem I live vicariously through you boys today, please stay the course it's wonderful viewing, 🤟👊🤟

[@gregorypeck37]

Chris I love the relationship advice!! 😂 I been with my wife 23 years going on 24 and I am only 41 . We got married in August 2001 so I been married to her for 21 years. Once your together past that 20 year mark nothing matters anymore because we are so used to one another that we think a like and if she disagrees about something I just give it back to her and eventually we both win. Now if you want some alone time with her she is always right and you gotta smooth it over and make the runway ready to land the plane .😂💯 To be honest I don't know to many people that can say they been with someone that long , yet alone married to them. I guess I got lucky and so did she. Great video bud and glad to see you still making videos.👍💪🙏 Happy holidays to you and your family Chris.

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

Congrats on the 20 years! I think we're on to 20 as well!

[@johnwalker9670]

Do you mean giving her a 'Brazilian'?

[@mamadeetay7445]

Hey Wooded Beardsman! Are you doin ok? Been looking forward to your next video. It’s been a while.

[@p38kris]

Thanks for the upload WB. I hope ypu and your family have a great Christmas

[@tradermunky1998]

I dunno about your fish, but my backyard pond koi hibernate during winter. They look frozen since they don't move, but they are still alive. You're not supposed to feed them as it gets colder as it prevents them from hibernating and is more harmful to them.

[@RustyGoose]

Hey guy, I actually met you at Lyndon when you first came by a few years ago. Looks like you have a pretty major dissolved oxygen issue. A small pond like that with little to no water turnover is bad news for trout. Catfish would love that, they don’t need the same oxygen or water quality requirements that trout do. Alternatively you need a MUCH larger aerator. If the pond freezes over it’s likely not aerating enough for the trout in such a small pond. They won’t eat hardly at all at very cold temperatures, and feeding excessively in winter will do much more harm than good. If the oxygen is as poor as it sounds, they Will definitely not feed even if the water is warm. Also, if the fish is dead already, don’t risk eating it lol.

[@zimjammin6330]

that's it! I am doubling down on Beer! Thanks beardsman!

[@levijackson4681]

You should add more rock and gravel aswell as some plants to help with clarity

[@arg0nnut]

Merry Christmas and happy new year To you and your family

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

To you too!

[@Izmawan]

Very good video I am watching from Indonesia 🇮🇩

[@RestorationIHealYou]

Crazy too see the pond all drained out, Hope it at least turned out be a great learning experience, It surely ain't easy making your own pond and I can't wait to see how it goes next year!

[@darthwizzywizard]

Doesn’t seem like it did. A few hours of decent research on the internet would tell you how dumb this is.

[@michaelnadeau3238]

@@darthwizzywizard show them the way pondmaster.

[@darthwizzywizard]

@@michaelnadeau3238 I would. I posted info for them a couple years back. They were to ignorant or pigheaded to use any of it. They did reply once. Oh well not my problem.

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

@@darthwizzywizard You wanted us to implement things right away, like what? What would have removed all the clay bottom? You take a fart in that water and it goes muddy for days.

[@sagedrakarian3103]

@@TheWoodedBeardsman Would adding a battery to the solar panel setup as a backup system for cloudy days help? You're trying your best with what you have available to you so, in my opinion, you're doing a damn great job! Hope the next experiment does a lil' bit better!

[@doug42780]

Sucks that you lost that many. Hopefully next year. You can get it going again

[@peatmoss4415]

Brooke and cutthroat do better in ponds than rainbows, make a worm box outside, you have enough materials laying around. Fish will thaw out and swim away in the spring, the one you chopped out of the ice looks like it died because it was belly up.

[@Plarts1]

Could add native pond plants, which would help with oxygenation, I don't keep pond fish but used to keep cold water fish in aquariums, but plants can help with oxygenation. It may be you already had them and they died back in the cold though, also a backup power source like wind, I know you can get small turbines, but not sure how much power you'd get. Awesome video though, time-lapse was awesome!

[@dennisschmidt975]

I think Catfish would do well in there, maybe the Trout would do better with some continues water replacement.

[@nickcourt4735]

Worms, fish eggs, salted minnows... 😂 Been there brother, now I've got a mini fridge for my beer and my bait 😄

[@dannydecare2116]

Trout in the winter time come up in the shallows to eat it's not uncommon to find trout in the winter time and shallow water what you should do is plant minnows in that pond and let them go for a year or two before planted trout back into it

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

I was thinking adding some fathead minnows - I don't want to get any fat chub minnows in there.

[@MrAndrewholde]

Man I wonder if you could make your own pellets. Take the carp grind them through a meat grinder. Spread it out put it in a box with a dehumidifier grind it again into powder make pellets. Or if the dehumidifier uses to much power a sealed box with a high flow extractor fan with a filtered air intake would probably work also!

[@gussuperman7565]

Merry Christmas M8 and to all of your friends n family

[@MrAndrewholde]

Float worm in a plastic box in bucket of water in the garage is good enough Do your worms die in the fridge? Also it must be a North American thing it’s much better to just hook a work once just below the saddle. Here in the uk no one would ever thread a worm on the hook that way.

[@russellwatters5891]

I'd eat the fish, no problem...lol If they don't smell bad, they ain't bad. I noticed there was still color in the gills as well, definitely good. Merry Christmas 🎅 🎄, and Happy New Year!!

[@avidhunter6169]

I agree with you Russell, as long as they smell okay and are properly cooked to then they should be perfectly fine and safe to eat. I personally would also go by taste. If you are still not sure or if the taste seems a off, you can always dice it up finely, add a little cooked rice and feed it to your dog most dogs can eat road kill and be fine so as long as the fish is cooked to 145 °F for at least 3 minutes all of the bacteria will be dead and then it is just a matter of taste. If your dog likes the taste it'll be fine. At the worst grind it up and compost it for fertilizer. No need to waste it.

[@Thom1973]

hey Chris just so you know i am coming to your channel because of Modern Self Reliance (Kevin's Channel).......... where abouts in Canada are you guys

[@paulsavage33]

merry Christmas Chris and family

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

To you too!

[@roscosredneckadventures6717]

When fishing small lakes for rainbow in centeral british columbia . I fish in 1-2 foot of water and have best luck that way . But it does look like your getting winter kill . I wish you luk in future endevors with pond

[@VibN117]

Cant wait to see the pond restoration vids

[@JOC-ks4wg]

Gostei dos seus vídeos, sou do Brasil

[@kingrafa3938]

Merry Christmas Chris and family!

[@earlshaner4441]

Hi from Syracuse NY USA brother and everyone else and MERRY CHRISTMAS and a Happy New Year

[@thefishinglor6931]

Hey Chris, maybe your fish are hungry? Usually when fish go shallow they’re looking for baitfaish hiding

[@jackmehoff2961]

no ice skating this winter . Bummer about loosing the fish, but as long as you learned from it. Nice to see what the pond looks like drained. Thank You for sharing your video, and letting us hang out . Have a Merry Christmas, and a Happy Boxing Day !

[@joes_fishing_nbcanada]

The pond has to be minimum 30 feet deep and every 3 years u need too go deeper ,my uncle has a pond with over 300 trouts

[@andyhaas5117]

U need to put rock down and use lime stone crushed to make it clear

[@user-MRG1130]

I’m not getting on you when I say this, because I do believe through trial an error you can get it dialed in in your own. But another way to go, might be to give the pond professionals at Aquascape a call. They’ve helped a lot of creators, overcome obstacles like this, and the pond Professors, created tons of self functioning, eco friendly, masterpiece. You can find their work, in pretty much every genre on KZbin. I’m pretty sure they have crews in Canada, if not, your project might be a great start, and advertisement for them. Happy New Years, this was just an idea for you to consider.

[@badassmother1426]

Some vegetation like cat tail or water Hyacinth would clear that water right up. The water's dirty and cloudy because there's nothing to use up the nitrogen. It takes 2 weeks every year for my water container fish water to clear after I put every thing out in the spring.

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

Good idea. I'll do it this spring.

[@danny88dh]

This was a good video Chris

[@PaulKCook]

Merry Christmas and Happy New Years Bearded Woodsmen

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

To you too!

[@PaulKCook]

@@TheWoodedBeardsman Are you planning on doing something special to bring in the New Year, remember your a special

[@trogdor8764]

Do you have any contact with Bob Hansler? Do you know how he's doing? It's been half a year since he's posted.

[@dexterrockstar4165]

Hey bub, I think spearing is a no no in our great land of maple syrup, you may want to do some research on that! Love your content!

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

Privately owned fish, no seasons, no regulations of harvest, no license required.

[@shakeelshaikh4615]

Very nice video I am watching from India

[@westnylefx]

I knew you were a real redpilled Man when i met you bro, I hope you and the family is doing good.

[@pp-zp4ck]

i think fish tend to eat alot less and move alot less just from the cold water also the extra air in the water from the pump is probably not as necessary because theres more naturally in the water if its colder

[@johnbennett3405]

Awesome video, Don is Cool. Yall should all have your own discovery show. Just sayin.

[@lukekennedy4538]

The fish are coming up to the shore line due to lack of oxygen in the deeper parts of the pond. When Dad and I used to ice fish, we would put tip ups right off the shoreline in a foot of water or less to catch trout.

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

We got some solutions coming!

[@linglong4238]

I don't live where you do I live in Australia and k ow nothing about surviving. But I had silver perch in a pond just slightly larger than yours and when summer hit it dried it up a lot and they were surfacing for oxygen. Had aeration like urs. But ur surface is icing over and ur aeration keeps stopping hence y ur fish are on the edges trying to get air where water is exposed. If my theory is wrong please don't roast me just my experience from the other side from the world. I think your video are amazing too.

[@badassmother1426]

This is why solar energy is a joke. In Nebraska we get about 2 sunny days a month.

[@TotalyRandomUsername]

Buddy it is even a joke in the middle of the sahara desert. You do not run the night shift of a factory on the sunniest place on earth.

[@MariusNinjai]

in summer it saved me alot on AC costs it has it's moments

[@realairplane261]

I have solar and it was a good investment. I locked in the price of my electric and power has gone up since and has never gone down.

[@Lone_wolf2776]

Full stop!

[@Irish-caddy]

Class video men 💪 Keep up the quality content 👌 Can't wait for the next episode.. 🇨🇦🇮🇪

[@CahSobo83]

Nice video 👍👍👍👍

[@TienBuildingFarm]

Wow

[@henrikstenlund5385]

It has been proven that the pond needs aeration all year around. Maybe an extra power supply?

[@flyfishingchannel]

Great!

[@DonGrigorianFishing]

That was never a “Fish Pond” it was a Trout Torture Chamber aka TTC 😂

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

haha, we'll get it, still some hope. They did very well, and were super active until the very end.

[@DonGrigorianFishing]

@@TheWoodedBeardsman “Still some hope”!!! Shawshank redemption all over again?? The minute I saw that maggot trap, I knew it was the beginning of the end! 😂😂😂 Jk Chris love you bud! Merry Christmas to you and family! 🙌🏼

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

@@DonGrigorianFishing Don't underestimate us! We've already put in piles of work, you might be impressed next season.

[@davidortiz3094]

I would love to live that lifestyle for a week. Fishing. Camping. Hunting. Though I live in NYC.

[@loyallimb]

I've been married for a very long time. I've never put worms in the refrigerator we put our food in and it's not about taking up room. Instead of creating drama get a small used refrigerator for your fishing bate and beer.

[@normanschmidt8389]

Worms in the fridge when there's ice on the pond? I vote for the fish in the fridge.

[@that__one__guy5405]

Dang... sorry to hear about your fish pond man...

[@207Koopa]

if you get some snow can you make a hare hunt vid with no snares

[@Ron-Swanson]

Those fish are fine to eat… but if I didn’t have too… probably toss em eh lol.

[@badassmother1426]

Maybe coming up for air if it's frozen over.

[@matthewklaus9970]

Can you double up the solar panels in the winter to keep the aerator running all the time?

[@danielcarter7657]

Probably need a lot deeper for trout

[@zeleniyyar089]

Great 👌

[@zeleniyyar089]

@TheWoodedBeards__ I don't know what you say

[@fishingwithsameer.1210]

Good👍 fishing

[@dhooter]

Dissolved oxygen problem. Trout also are extremely sensitive to unclean water

[@ouissandy2806]

My mom cooked my bait once I had fresh manhaden in the fridge

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

Oof.

[@victorgutierrez6209]

Just out of curiosity when are you going to do another 30 day survival challenge? I really enjoyed watching them and to be honest that’s what got me hooked to your channel.

[@unluckymerc2810]

during the warmer months some sort of waterfall/fountain for better airflow

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

For sure. We just need a way to pump water, which is harder than pumping air and we have no power, unless it's solar, so it's kind of the same problem.

[@chrisgibbs9218]

Can you dig the spring deeper to make sure you have better flow? When trout fishing I always do better in moving water

[@lowennunn6312]

put some craqyfish in the pond, and some perch

[@jimmiemeeks9795]

Could u use a plastic liner ? Appreciate y'all

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

I have looked into this before. Problem is that plastic will trap air coming from the bottom, from the earth, and push up the plastic. So you need something that will allow air pockets to come up, but keep soil down.

[@user-bk4kp8bo5s]

You do not want to feed fish unless you’re gonna catch him after November 1 especially in the pond their stomachs cannot digest the food

[@christiansulania4682]

Watching from the Philippines bro

[@TotalyRandomUsername]

Philippines? That hard stuff on the water is called ice. :)

[@metparker]

I'm trying so hard to get out of the city.

[@toi_techno]

That worms in the fridge anecdote sounds like you're being a bit mean. some people might just think its a bit gross, Worms do fine outside in shade with some damp cardboard or something.

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

Not here, too hot, they'll die.

[@TotalyRandomUsername]

"My wife hates having worms in the fridge because they are taking up to much space" - Listen here buddy. There is a thing about women you may have to learn. They all hate having worms in the fridge and it has nothing to do with a space problem. - lol

[@mikechristman6631]

P

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

It actually is the space thing, which is why I insist on keeping them! It's NOT that much space, she's just testing me. She doesn't care about the worms at all.

[@kenyonbissett3512]

I think it’s the “it’s alive” factor. I like worms, I think they are amazing. I’ve fished with worms many times. Love them in my garden. But the idea of them squiggling in my fridge seems unsanitary. Yes, I’m a mom and was a wife.

[@iancanada6875]

@@kenyonbissett3512 and it’s completely irrational. They’re in a closed container and have zero chance of contaminating any food.

[@kenyonbissett3512]

@@iancanada6875 many fears are irrational, I don’t deny it. But that’s why many men have there own space to store these items. My dad had a beer and worm fridge. In a winter that saw the ground frozen solid for months, our elderly beloved dog made it into the freezer for months.

[@PenntuckytheCrag]

Thought y’all would leave the tree to help get to middle of pond. ?!

[@dennismorton4688]

another thing no more fish in frig haha

[@dpt6849]

Frozen fish = fishsticks from the freezer?

[@preston2899]

Hey there just had a question have you heard about bob hansler haven’t heard from his channel in awhile, didn’t know if you still talked to him often

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

He's doing alright. He's focused on the scouts program.

[@hmu958]

I agree with your goal for the pond- any fish species. You can engineer and permaculture design it for your needs. Keep on doing it brother.

[@andrewadams4000]

The spot you pumped all the pond water on just got fertilized

[@ericvulgate]

I would guess that fish that died in ice and stayed frozen would be safe to eat.

[@cmclaren7]

Whoa! First, you don't feed fish if the water temperature is 50 degrees or less. The fish cannot digest the food and it will rot in their gut and may kill them. Fish eat very little in the winter and they can find enough naturally occuring food in the pond. They stopped eating because they got cold. Second, if the pond is frozen over, do not crack the ice! It will concous the fish and may kill them. Draining the pond will give you the opportunity to expand it and add sand and rock or a liner to help with the silt issue. I would consider a filtration system, but I have a large backyard pond and not a natural pond as you have.

[@Carlos-bo5br]

You need bubbles for the fish bruh and way more stuff trout are really sensitive! Don’t think you making a whole and put water and just chemicals and throw fish in there the fish gonna last

[@Allwestconstruction]

@the wooded Beardsman check in with me and tell me how you are doing, I forgot to tell you when you take the antibiotic you will feel horrible, it is because the bugs are dying causing the release of toxins, it will aslo affect your liver, take it slow , you can call me if you like

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

Funny, I feel no worse or better having taken it...however, I didn't get the correct anti as it wasn't covered. This one was supposed to help too, but if it doesn't work, I'll have to try the other one. I'm almost done a 2 week course right now and some changes, but certainly not really doing the job I hoped. But again, it's the wrong one...Cipro.

[@Allwestconstruction]

@@TheWoodedBeardsman I gave you a link for Xifaxan from Canada one was $120 from India , my doc said that was ok to take

[@Allwestconstruction]

@@TheWoodedBeardsman research a FODMAP diet, it will make you feel better in the mean time, it keeps the bugs at bay

[@Allwestconstruction]

@@TheWoodedBeardsman ok, so the bugs are taking your nutrition and you will waste away , the doc gave me this (PGX weight loss meal replacement , bioclinic naturals ) to help with nutrition

[@Allwestconstruction]

@@TheWoodedBeardsman ok, how you doing?

[@jstizzy60]

Man these fish have gone thru some shi hahaha

[@ericroberts5236]

Maybe they are starved for oxygen. That’s why they are lethargic and some will go shallow for more oxygenated water.

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

Yup. I think so. Just too cloudy in the early winter.

[@harashiSAN]

Use UV lamps to charge solar panel or use other generator or battery?

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

A battery bank would certainly help.

[@swanson8619]

Don’t know if you have gypsum by you but around us for clear water ponds we use bentonite clay and till it into the soil then compact then we spread a pretty deep layer of gypsum dust on the bottom and compact that. Gives you a very nice clear pond naturally

[@ajtv6208]

Can you do a little of old content please ?

[@Jay-qb5vg]

They're coming up shallow because that is where the oxygen is the greatest. they are suffocating.

[@adamsmith3996]

3 men. 2 days . A pump. Hoses . A spear . A chain saw. A fishing pole. Night crawlers. = 2, 000 $ for 1 trout dinner. Not so self reliant 🤣

[@williamstafford8324]

16:42 I'm going to say that there's 23 to 26 fish left

[@dadang1115]

First

[@johnwalker9670]

The wodobo will be out in no time.

[@RiverbendlongbowsOutdoors]

👍🏻👊🏻

[@reggieregan8675]

If the dead fishes eyes are cloudy than its to far gone(personal opinion). If the eyes are clear I eat them. Not saying that is a perfect plan but I'm not dead from that idea yet and never food poisoned by my own food. I only ever got food poisoning from restaurants.