Abstract
Abstract Minnow seines and larger bag seines were used to determine the reproductive success of fish in all (60) farm ponds known to have been stocked with fish in Marion County, Iowa. Additional data on lengths, weights, ages, and abundance of the fish were collected from many of the ponds. Ponds smaller than 0.5 acre were less successful than larger ponds. Fifteen of 26 ponds stocked with the bass-bluegill-bullhead combination were successful, and four of 18 ponds stocked with the bass-bluegill-bullhead combination were successful. The rates of stocking within the range of 300 to 1,000 bluegills per acre in combination with bass had little influence on success or failure of fish ponds. Pond management practices by the farm operator were generally limited to fencing for exclusion of livestock. The ponds were not heavily fished, and harvest did not exceed 65 pounds of fish per acre per year at the most heavily fished ponds. Clay turbidity probably delayed growth of bass. Aquatic vegetation was not importa...
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