Walleye POND STARS: Adding 5,000 Minnows for the Perch

[@goodyfinnndad]

I have been thinking we need to feed some minnows in our pond too. Great to see your walleyes growing!

[@newnatureadventures]

You should! Bjornsen got 300# in last week.

[@LakeXFish]

Catchin walleyes off the dock like kid rock 😂 Love the progress man props!

[@newnatureadventures]

All summer long….you know it! Thanks for watching and following the progress. Fun to see things coming together.

[@lexb277]

Nice pond Buddy

[@newnatureadventures]

Thanks. Appreciate you watching.

[@redneckmini14]

I have noticed that some of our perch are really skinny like those walleye from last year, but others seem to be pretty healthy. The walleye have been in for a little over 5 months, so hopefully this time next year they look as good as these. I figure if some of our perch spawn this year it will give them some good forage for the time being. Also this is about the time of year the crappie should spawn, so that should also give them some good forage before the minnows, shiners, bluegill, and redear start spawning. Glad to see those healthy walleye. It's been fun watching them grow.

[@newnatureadventures]

Thanks for always engaging with each video! I think it’s fairly common that walleyes start out slow. I bet yours will catch up as well with another year. Spring time things come alive, and I think you’re right. The perch and crappie should provide ample forage in another couple weeks for your walleye.

[@hellaflushrob]

Love the videos keep them coming. Do you have an automatic feeder for the bluegills?

[@newnatureadventures]

Thanks for the note. Yeah I do have a texas hunter feeder, and am working on a video of that setup this spring that I’ll share soon. Stay tuned! Thanks again.

[@buggsmcgee9270]

Cool channel. How many Walleye did you stock? And how many SM Bass as well. I have a large Pond in upstate NY not quite an acre in size but over 20 foot deep that i have never stocked but is infested with 1" 2" and 3" sunfish could be a million of them for all I know

[@newnatureadventures]

Thanks so much! We put in 50 4-7” walleye and 200 2-3” SMB in fall of 2022. I would say that was probably twice as many SMB than we should have. In a moment of weakness, I said yes since they were available. I have fond memories of fishing smallies and Canada, and I let the emotions get the best of me. Some are 12”+….but I have others that are more like 7”. Too many mouths to feed I think in 1 acre. So the management begins. As for your pond….it sounds like it’s stunted with small sunfish/bluegill. Not surprising. If you wanted to start to manage for fish I think your best bet is to start over by killing off the sunfish and put a stocking plan together to manage for the species you want. SMB could do a number on 2” sunfish. I just don’t know if it would be better to start over from scratch or introduce predators to your existing fish mix. Your pond sounds really similar to ours in size. I’m interested in your project and what you decide to do. If I can help, let me know.