Question

I noticed that it is 90% vertical shoreline. Does it have any water in the 2 - 3 foot range? If it does, you could put out some bedding matts like the minnow farmers use for the minnows to spawn on. The area would have to be fenced off so adult fish(bass, bluegill and crappie) can't get into it. It doesn't take a whole lot of spawning to get a lot of minnows. I have access to some bedding matts if you'd like to try it. Nimrod is right. If the water is gin clear it needs to be fertilized to create an algae bloom in the water so the shiner minnows have something to eat. As far as the green slime on the rocks is concerned, you could put a few grass carp in. Not many. No more than 10, at most. It will take time for them to clean up all the slimy stuff. Be glad to assist if I can.

Sounds like all the fish need to be removed and the minners started first and then restocked. I will graciously assist in the removal of such fish for a nominal one time fee. This fee will also include additional removal of fish in the future if needed.

We used to have catfish ponds. Threadfin shad were desirable for forage but would die off in winter. (one sites say 45 degrees but probably even above that would cause losses.) If the springs are warm water that may keep the temp at safe level for shad.

Thanks a lot guys,,lots to consider..I'll talk to sister and see just how much they want to get into on the lake. I'll let ya'll know soon..Thanks again for all the input! Its appreciated.

Sounds like a neat pond. I had some more comments but it appears I missed the 2nd page and they were well covered there.
JBJ

Don i should be able to tell you more after fishing it a couple of times. I need to get a feel of the enviorment first... then i can tell you weather a shad or minnow works best. LOL