Amazing what can be found in a small pond!

[Ken B]

Thought this might be interesting. I caught this crappie in my small (100 feet by 50 feet) pond today using a castnet. White_Crappie.jpg
I have caught from that pond, bullhead cats, channel cats, large mouth bass, plenty of blue crabs, mullet, shad, bluegill, ladyfish, guppies, mollies. I saw a catfish ball earlier this year and today caught several 2.5 inch bullhead cats. They are in an aquarium now. I caught 20 or so baby bluegill and some other type of sunfish today also. This pond drains into a swamp which drains into Chocolate Bayou. Occasionally, the bayou will rise enough that it will spill over into the pond and so I have fresh and saltwater critters in the pond. Interesting that these particular salt and freshwater species have that much tolerance of salt level. The shad and mullets apparently are breeding in there because I catch large amounts of babies there.
Water_Mocassin.jpgSmall_White_Crappie.jpgCarp.jpg
I included a pic of a water moccasin in my swamp. This pic is from a few months ago. The carp was caught in the bayou a few months ago. I also caught a tarpon in the bayou with the cast net. It was about 18 inches, just a baby!

[black_knight]

Nature finds a way.

[BrAin]

Thats cool. Reminds me of how our place in Brazoria used to be before some of the drainage ditches changed.

[troy tucker]

that's cool. makes me miss Matagorda.

[blaciarmd]

Any mollies

[Ken B]

Any mollies

Yes, I have caught mollies a lot too. They are a silver color. I have also caught some kind of goby. There are a lot of those gobys in there.

[blaciarmd]

You don't need a fishing licence in a state park right y'all?

[Ken B]

Mollies and smallmouth bass and bullheads!

You asked about mollies. Here are pics of a molly from my pond. There is also a pic of 2 baby bullheads hiding behind a tube. There is also a pic of a goby, specie unknown, and smallmouth bass and bluegill and a bunch of guppies all from the pond.

I think you need a fishing license for anywhere except private property.

Bullheads.jpgGoby.jpgMolly.jpgMolly2.jpg

[fishfanatic]

I would breed all my cichlids in ponds if I could. The more they are left alone, the more they thrive.

[black_knight]

We've got fantastic wild mollies in Texas. I use to catch some spotted ones near Clear Lake in the 80s. Within a few generations of line breeding you can get a smoke grey colored fish. We also have some pygmy sunfish that are pretty cool.

[BrAin]

No license required in state parks.

[black_knight]

BrAin s that a jade goby as your avatar?

[BrAin]

Yes it is. Sorry i didnt see your message