Pacemaker Fishing Forum

i have seen a deputy walk ashburn more than once, and send people on their way, particularly in that area.

i cant see how poachers can fish well enough to catch the big ones

certainly now & then a fluke, but most look pretty clueless to me

springtime & spawning is vulnerable, obviously

u guys say odenkirk is going to electroshock again?

i liked the idea of seeding shiners & crayfish

how about seeding lilly pads, or planting more cover
in water out of reach of shore?

anyway to get beneficial grasses growing in the waters again?

i noticed the groundskeepers have really hammered shoreline vegetation
does pruning out cattail stalks harm ecology?
whatever the weed is that grows off of shore & over the water a bit, looks kind of like an ivy, that was removed en masse from the rip rap on ashburn

i can see keeping it down a little, but the guys come through and scalp that bank. i see them reach over the water and knock down everthing w/ the weed whacker.
that bank has become unnatural. It would be nice to have something growing on it besides erosion

are the waters fertile enough to support a larger fish population?

Last edited by bigjeffie (Mar-25-11 9:13PM)

there are a fair number of pads on pavilion as well.

i see ( i think ) buffer areas on golf courses these days, like on tv tournaments

i have a friend who scalps the banks of his pond. they keep falling in, year after year

i am anxious to see the survey results

i would never tamper with the grounds, but i think pads could be beneficial -.in the upper end of ashburn particularly-
ponds with pads dont seem to have insane algae growth, plus less sophisticated fishermen will have more trouble getting to the fish. i speculate also that the photosynthesis process would add nutrients, as well as insect life.

it seems like the sport fishing is low or off the radar for most av residents. i suspect the HOA dues arent very popular either. a fundraising or awareness campaign devoted specifically to habitat enhancement might ring positive with some residents.
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  i speculate that water fertilty and food supply may be playing a role in the issues, as well as some of the parasite problems curly has looked at

I personally would like to see more signs pounded into the ground around the ponds stating "catch and release only violators will be prosecuted" I think that would help deter the poaching. I've caught several people at ashburn at the deck/dock with fish in a cooler. I've approached them and told them to release the fish that it's catch and release only and I could get the hoa manager down there if they needed proof. We all need to keep a eye out and police the ponds ourselves.

seems a little coincidental that ashburn pond is having the most troubles, and of the ponds, is probably most isolated, as far as closeness to people walking/townhouses...