Pond Management Services Request

I inherited a property from my mom, and it is located in Grimes County, address is 3445 CR 152, Bedias, TX. Property is 23 acres and near the "bottom" of the property is a pond. It has been forever since I visited the property and this pond has water in it, no idea if there is any fish. I walked it yesterday for the first time in 40 plus years. Pond feels very shallow... does have some minnows or tadpoles, so I saw life. No idea if there is any fish.

I am providing pics for anyones feedback but I would like recommendations on someone whom could come out and assess this pond. End game possibly for me is a pond that I could stock and enjoy for next 10 years. I am not sold on holding this property super long term but it has been appreciating in value in recent years.

Also does anyone know an easy way for me to determine how large the pond is?

Only generally. An acre is 43,560 sq ft or approximately the playing surface of a football field. I do a guesstimate from that.

70 yds x 70yds is approx 1 acre.

Like a lot of ponds in Texas it appears to be at least two feet low on water. Same here. You can learn a great deal about what is in it by simply fishing it and then assessing the status of what you catch. Relative weights are a great tool for making assessments.

Appreciate the feedback from everyone. Here is where my head is at based on the feedback...

1) Pond is close to 1 acre but not quite (I still need to measure but based on feedback feels like slightly less than 1 acre)
2) I need to just fish it... I will. I plan to throw a frog over those pads and pray some bass hit it.
3) Might throw a cast net to see if I find any fish.
4) Might find some electronics tools I have seen on FB and see what they say OR just throw a live bait with bobber and measure depth.
5) This pond is easily 40 plus years old as I know my dad owned the property that long if not longer.

You mentioned throwing a cast net. may I add something that se hVe doyT my pond-
Throw a couple handfuls of cattle cubes out and let them dissolve 5-10 minutes, then throw et over the cubes-
Repeat this 4-5 spots-
The cubes should attract many different fish but also should attract larger predators trying to feed on the smaller fish-
We have done this and had success-
Good luck-

Google Earth (free) has a measuring tool that is easy to understand and use.

* Download Google Earth Pro.
* Locate your pond on the map
* In the upper left corner choose the Icon that looks like a ruler.
* Choose "Polygon"
* Choose "Acres" in the area section.
* Use your mouse to click around your pond.

EASY.

TAMU is in that area. Call the Fisheries Science (or whatever they call it) Professors and ask for their advice. Perhaps a graduating student or 2 that would like some real world experience.

As recommended, fish it and keep records.

Lots of good info here and I have done some lake management in the past with great success.

Feel free to call me anytime if you have any questions that are not answered here.

I would take a guess you probably have some fish cause they can get in there in many ways.

Thanks everyone for the feedback. Too much going on in prep for Holiday's but in early 2024 plan to grab rod and/or cast net to start gathering intel. Mark, thanks as well for the offer. I may call you in the future.

Lochow Ranch is in Bryan. Give them a try.
Lochowranch.com

https://lochowranch.com/pond-contractor-texas-louisiana-oklahoma-arkansas

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