The idea of putting two genetically gifted larger bass in the smaller pond to have them breed and then flushing all of their fry into the 5 acre is a really interesting idea and I would be interested to see if you could notice a change in the size growth rate of those fry to the fry you originally stocked and have gather information on.
@@f_homo-s that’s what I always heard, but I tried putting some smallmouth in a pond in southern Missouri that was only about 2 feet deep and got easily 85-90 degrees in the summer and the smallmouth not only thrived but actually spawned in what was essentially a puddle.
It would be really cool to see you build the small pond from the ground up biodiversity-wise. Start with killifish, mosquitofish, ricefish, etc. then move on to something like Shad, Chubs, or Shiners. Once the population is healthy for the small pond, throw in an oddball or apex predator. Lungfish, Gar, Bichers, a Flathead Catfish, maybe even a Freshwater Puffer!
When your water temps start to get really warm in the middle of summer, turning your well pump on for a lil bit each day or for a couple days at a lower flow if you can might help keep the rainbows alive.
I live in Vegas and have caught rainbows here in June. Main thing they need is cool flow from vegetation and a lot of oxygen. If a pond is 8’ to 15’ deep with high oxygen levels some will survive through summer. If the big bass don’t eat them first. The small pond may be something that might hold Lahotan cutthroats. They are native to Nevada and can tolerate warmer temperatures for longer periods. They also can grow monstrous. They might be something to look into. And they are very aggressive
@@billywillhite7682 Why not put striped bass in... err.. I mean tacos? Wait. I would assume they are way more aggressive than these so called tiger sissies though.
@@bobsmith6544 When I was like 8 or 9 I wana say, I caught a 17 pound striped bass out of Elephant Butte Lake in New Mexico, took me like 30 minutes to get into the boat. I could barely hold the thing up when my mom was getting a picture.
Smallmouths would be fun to watch. Also up here in Massachusetts the Brown Trout have a much better survival rate over the Summer. They can handle warmer water and less oxygen. Either way been watching since the very beginning and will be happy with whatever you choose🍀🐟
I live in far north Queensland Australia and recently seen my old mans dam thats over 60 years old we moved a couple of barramundi, mangrove jack and jungle perch by hand about 3 years ago. Sins we have a seasonal creek on the property and they get trapped in the freshwater ponds and eventually the water dries out and die. Managed to catch barra on top water one afternoon at the dam was 31cm now its 86cm and really healthy gold colour..love your passion for the dam.. that feeling you get then you see your hard work paying off with a arvo bite bloody love it .
@@clognog8049 Since he wants big bass, I think he'd be fine with a bigger bass eating a smaller one. It's just more protein. But a gar eating big bass, and maybe even worse, competing with them for baitfish? No, I don't think he'd want that at all.
Agree with your friend. Bredding would be a fun side project. Given that you have such precise control over their living environment, it makes perfect sense to have fun with breeding.
been watching y'all for a while. hope bonnie and clyde are doin well in the 5 acre. would love to see you try to catch them and see how much more size they've put on since introducing them to the 5 acre pond. much love from canada!
If you want to keep those bows, you can get an industrial chiller for those summer days. Even if it doesn't cool the entire pond, the bows will naturally move towards cooler water. You'll have some monsters after a couple years!
Since you mainly just catch and release a native species like blue catfish would be perfect for you and delicious eating also for you a few sun perch would provide a native source of food for the bass also !
It didn't come from nothing, it came from a massive abundance of cash. Guy ain't particularly bright either chasing ospreys on ATVs and stocking cold water fish that won't survive a year. He just has a lot of free time and money, I'm guessing he comes from farm money like whistlindiesel.
@@HALLgang Commending him for what? Signing checks with other peoples money? I can do that too. You should be reporting him for trying to prevent protected species from eating.
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Thank you for your kind words and of course, your taxes..lol, so you are also a hero! Many don't realize that the support disabled vets get comes from them only, because of the taxes they pay to the Fed each year. That's why "heroes" fight and die for their own. We know who we're fighting for, Our Heroes, at home @@aubreycasler-qd1yl
The trout require oxygen, this is why they like cooler water (colder water holds more oxygen). So Cedar Falls would be a good place for the trout. The waterfall will help keep an elevated oxygen level. Having some trees provide shade would also be a great idea if the trout start dying off.
I love the idea of putting the biggest Bass into Cedar Falls, but I'd like to suggest more than just 2, for genetic diversity, as well as success rate. If you have 4 or more that are around 4 lbs, you'd be more likely to still have a breeding pair by Spring, with the amount of predators you have around there. And, as a breeder, I can tell you when you plan a good breeding, not all the planets (or luck) align just right all the time. It's always better to have a backup plan. I'd also like to suggest a large fishing net hung above (like a sail) to discourage the birds from going fishing in the little pond. At least until they spawn. Just my 2 cents.
I was worried about the birds too with putting the bass in there, especially the osprey. Even if it can't fly off with the female, it'll damn well sure try. The net is a great idea.
@LenaVideos1000 true, but the Herons are on foot and the fish have time to go hide in the tunnels. Those Eagles and Osprey are pretty darned quick to fly in and grab.. And, the net only has to be there until Spring, when the fish can go back into the big pond. It works for puppies...lol. I used to have a Bald Eagle hanging out near my deck and waiting for puppies to come out and play. A fishing net above their enclosure kept them alive and 4-on-the-floor if I had to run in the house real quick for something. 😉
If your looking for an interesting fish to put into the new pond the mountain red belly dace is a pretty interesting fish. Its a minnow so its small, native to your area and would act as a bait fish, they has some amazing colors especially in the spring.
I'm one of the few fishermen who still cooks and eats my catch and I have got to say that the crappie, or specs as we call them way down south is one of my top five favorite fish for flavor. That includes salt water. And they never disappoint when you hook one. Always a good battle.I Love the ❤ a basic plot of land transformed into a natural habitat with a good Stuart to take care of it. Thanks 🙏 👍
Totally awesome and I enjoy the habitat you are creating.its nice to see someone spending their money on something that brings life to all sorts of animals and nature instead of flaunting off toys they earned from youtube or whatever.i hope this pond continues to evolve and endure.Looking forward to what you do next with the pond.
In addition to all of your other great content, I really enjoy when you share your knowledge of deer and the changes they go through during the year. I've never hunted, so I enjoy when you share your insight. The same for the other animals on the farm, whatever you know about them, please keep sharing your knowledge. Great video!
I used to love getting these Videos on a Sunday afternoon, and watching. it was like a Long Sigh, letting out all the stress of the week But lately they seem to be a touch late showing up on my feed, and I watch on a Monday morning now, Love the Pond, and waterfall of Cedar Falls and the 5 Oaks Lake is Just lovely now
Hey Bama, I just want to say thank you. You have helped drive my passion for fishing over the past tens years I have been watching you. Because of this I got a job recently at the Bass pro shops in Spanish Fort, and have had a ton of fun Bass fishing inspired by you. Thanks for posting all these years I hope you never stop.
Love the idea of breeding the bass as described. It would be great to see how those genetics effect future generations! Awesome place you have created there.
I been fishing since I have been about 5 years old...I'm 58 now....and most favorite fish to catch is trout...but I fish for them in the rivers....its so much harder to catch them in the river..I'm from Virginia....but colder water fish when you put them in a lake they just go deeper in the lake where the water is cooler... When then temp...rises...I really enjoy your videos...thank you...some small mouth bass would be cool in your new pond...
Their surgeon like precision is wild .. it's almost unreal how far down into the water they can actually see. They actually have a lens I can't think of the scientific name of it that blocks out sunlight and allows them to see into the depths hence why it's important to keep those algae blooms at high level. herons eyesight is out of this world! 💯💯
I'd really like to see the breeding outcomes of putting two huge bass in there with good genetics. I think it would be a fascinating study, even letting the fry grow in there (if possible) until they are big enough to be tagged so you can track them. That would be awesome...
This pond and waterfall, are LOOKING AMAZING!! LOVE YOUR VIDEO, camera work is so cool! I know, too many "ADJECTIVES", REALLY APPRECIATE WHAT YOUR DOING! WISH I LIVED CLOSER, !!!!!!!!!
I definitely think making Clyde’s Cove a breeding pond is a nice idea. Definitely would put a net over it to really protect your biggest fish and the project, but it’ll interesting to see that process.
Pumpkinseed would be really cool. They are super colorful for a freshwater fish and they wouldn’t harm the 5 acre pond, it would actually create another food source. They may even be able to cross breed with the bluegills giving you some cool gill/seed hybrids.
Using the new pond as a breeding/feed pond would be a perfect idea. I saw on the picnic table you had crows (or ravens), not sure. You have cameras all over your property and looking at them all is such a neat thing, to see the wildlife. Have you ever thought of taking advantage of the Corvid intelligence and making a camera and feeding setup, specifically for the crows/ravens? With their brains, it may make for some interesting clips.
Those Prawns are DEFINATELY a good factor for the Bass. Seems your doing it right brother. Love what you do here and can hardly wait for an update. God Bless you and Family and what your doing.
In the newest pond (which I love the looks of it) you should add some baby sturgeons. If you do add them I would try to types shovlenosed (sorry I’m not a good speller) and the ones with the white on top
There are trout farms in Victoria, Australia that produce coloured rainbow trout. They come in red, blue, yellow and green, and they really look the colour as well. The only downside is they are sterile but look insane. The one fish you have to put in your lake is the Australian Murry Cod, they can grow huge, are recorded to grow to 100 pounds in Flintstones measurements and you won't regret it. And Australian Golden Perch grow huge, fight hard and also look magnificent!
Rainbows, depending on the hybrid do better in warm water than most other trout. I’m in Alberta Canada and we have them doing well in some lakes that get pretty warm in the summer. This past summer was one of the consistently hottest ever lakes reached over 80 degrees F and then there was some summer kill, but not 100%. They can get blisters in the heat as well. They DO survive though.
Especially if the body of water their in is really deep. There's a pond I use to fish in where trout had survived for years. If you can run a setup at the right depths or fish during the winter, you could catch these really old trout. This small pond was fed by a spring and it's deepest point was 80ft deep!
Wonderful space, absolutely no light pollution. You can even try astrophotography. Even on a full moon, the Orion nebula is clearly visible. Must be a bortle 1 or 2 sky. I wish to have a place like this when I grow up.
A single alligator gar would be an interesting addition. They grow quit large and birds of prey might have more difficulty with. Also they are fun to feed and watch.
If you stock some trout in the pond you’d have a good chance for them to breed as they need cool flowing (aerated) water over pebbles which is ideal there. You might have the issue with birds catching them in the shallows though. This also won’t affect the large bass genetics in the pond
My dad gave me my first fishing lessons tryimg to catch wild trout in Scotland. I'm going to just wish you luck, those guys are the best tasting fish in the world.
Up here in Eastern Canada we love smallmouth bass as much as largemouths but smallies fight way harder, you should consider adding smallmouth to your lake
The big pond is all about raising the biggest largemouths he can, there's no way that he'll add any fish that would seriously compete with them for bait, hence his 'no crappies' policy. If crappies are out, you can bet smallmouths are.
Again, small mouth bass prefer cooler water. Cannot put cold water northern species in a small southern Alabama pond that will be like a bathtub for 6-8 months of the year.
@@Lee-yy2lr Except he was talking about adding them to the "lake", i.e. the five-acre pond, which is big and deep enough that they might survive. I don't think it will ever happen for the reason I stated above, but they might be able to survive.
@@jic1 A 5acre shallow pond like this one will still get to hot for to long. I am a retired captain and guide and have caught thousands of small mouth bass and I know they will not do well at all in water temperatures reaching 90 plus degrees for extended periods of time like his Pon will.
I watch your videos every week and love them although I rarely ever comment. I can't miss the chance to say... WOW! Your new pond is Incredible. Great work work by all. Just spectacular. And I love the name Cedar Falls. Perfecto!
@@billywillhite7682 yea but it’s a 30,000 gallon pond I think a few red tails would be ok I’ve seen people have them in 6,000 gallon tanks and their fine
Man, you thought about everything!!! That cleanout on top of the filter to drop the pump in it was genius!!! The idea of putting the two big bass in the new pond to breed them is great. I would like to see that experiment. Great video.
great video as always. Love the update and your videos have always made me comment "heaven" but wow I am excited you added rainbow trout! Rainbow trout fishing has the best memories of my life with loved ones, most gone now. Wow the one fish I am so confident in catching whether with cast and reel or fly fishing rivers and streams throughout the USA with my late grandfather and uncles! Thank you for this and all of your videos.
its ALL about the Genetics !!!! Yes, separate the best genes and keep up the GREAT work.... thank you . I really enjoy you sharing your adventure with US 👍👍👍👍
a tip too help keep those trout cool! instal a small waterfall system too create flow for the trout too be under, it will help create oxygen for the pond as well and might help clear up the water!
I think it's a great idea to put the big bass couple in the pond. I'd also would love to see some gar; they're my favorite fish and they are pretty. An assortment of them would look fantastic.
Couldn't you just imagine the Tiger Bass being a shark? OMG! I only thought of that watching Tiger go after the feed fish LOL his Speed and Agility are so amazing!
I miss my parents old ponds. They were all bigger than yours. Old gravel pit each one hit about forty feet in depth. We had a few ten pound bass also. Breeding pair in each pond. It was cool growing up with that level of nature.
for the new fish suggestion, I am gonna go a direction I saw in another YT pond vid, and say Guppies. that may sound dumb, but they would be nice looking, and a nice food source for even the smallest other fish in your water. and being a livebearer, the population will be self-sustaining.
Woohoo! Thanks, BamaBass! I’m feeling “TH-cam Famous” for the first time. The pond is beautiful and love these videos. Keep up the good work.
The idea of putting two genetically gifted larger bass in the smaller pond to have them breed and then flushing all of their fry into the 5 acre is a really interesting idea and I would be interested to see if you could notice a change in the size growth rate of those fry to the fry you originally stocked and have gather information on.
Cool concept but I would worry that those fish would be easy pickings for the Ospreys to capture. Therefore I would not do it.
They would be destroyed by birds
@@dfish346eagle nest overhead.. what could go wrong BUT no risk, no reward
Me too
@@runngunn You think an osprey could get a four pounder?
Smallmouth Bass would be an excellent addition to Cedar Falls. I bet with all of the rocks, they would absolutely thrive.
That would be cool but it might get too hot for them
@@f_homo-s that’s what I always heard, but I tried putting some smallmouth in a pond in southern Missouri that was only about 2 feet deep and got easily 85-90 degrees in the summer and the smallmouth not only thrived but actually spawned in what was essentially a puddle.
@@BenWeeksBonanzaPilotsouth alabama is a lot warmer than anywhere in Missouri
It probably would work with a constant sping feed the water would never get over 80 if it was running constantly
@@cheesywheeler8322 But five feet is a lot deeper than two.
we need to see a price breakdown of the cost that went into building that pond! Love this series
A shit ton of money.
That aquascape pond was probably 100k+
My guess is well over 100k.
@@rickyspanishhh6007 but no property taxes, and write off so a good refund.
I'll never get tired of this series. Something about your storytelling just keeps me invested. Really appreciate it
Go bills!!
Go Bills!
And that accent too
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It would be really cool to see you build the small pond from the ground up biodiversity-wise. Start with killifish, mosquitofish, ricefish, etc. then move on to something like Shad, Chubs, or Shiners. Once the population is healthy for the small pond, throw in an oddball or apex predator. Lungfish, Gar, Bichers, a Flathead Catfish, maybe even a Freshwater Puffer!
I think this is my favorite idea I've seen.
Are there any lungfish, bichirs, or freshwater puffers that can survive an Alabama winter, even as mild as they usually are?
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@@channelcats7041 Thanks, I didn't think so.
release the TIGER!!!!!
When your water temps start to get really warm in the middle of summer, turning your well pump on for a lil bit each day or for a couple days at a lower flow if you can might help keep the rainbows alive.
I live in Vegas and have caught rainbows here in June. Main thing they need is cool flow from vegetation and a lot of oxygen. If a pond is 8’ to 15’ deep with high oxygen levels some will survive through summer. If the big bass don’t eat them first. The small pond may be something that might hold Lahotan cutthroats. They are native to Nevada and can tolerate warmer temperatures for longer periods. They also can grow monstrous. They might be something to look into. And they are very aggressive
@@billywillhite7682 Why not put striped bass in... err.. I mean tacos? Wait. I would assume they are way more aggressive than these so called tiger sissies though.
@@bobsmith6544 When I was like 8 or 9 I wana say, I caught a 17 pound striped bass out of Elephant Butte Lake in New Mexico, took me like 30 minutes to get into the boat. I could barely hold the thing up when my mom was getting a picture.
@@bobsmith6544 noooooooo!!! you don't want those in your pond
Smallmouths would be fun to watch. Also up here in Massachusetts the Brown Trout have a much better survival rate over the Summer. They can handle warmer water and less oxygen. Either way been watching since the very beginning and will be happy with whatever you choose🍀🐟
The pond near my house in MA is stocked with both and only the rainbows holdover.
Yeah rainbows are the most tolerate to warmer water in Australia
Pumpkinseed sunfish is my favorite choice for the new pond. They are beautiful and an overflow into the crimson oak pond would just be more bass food.
Or longear sunfish
I live in far north Queensland Australia and recently seen my old mans dam thats over 60 years old we moved a couple of barramundi, mangrove jack and jungle perch by hand about 3 years ago. Sins we have a seasonal creek on the property and they get trapped in the freshwater ponds and eventually the water dries out and die. Managed to catch barra on top water one afternoon at the dam was 31cm now its 86cm and really healthy gold colour..love your passion for the dam.. that feeling you get then you see your hard work paying off with a arvo bite bloody love it .
Making a giant bass breeding pond sounds like fun :D
I think a longnose gar would be a great addition to the smaller pond
I’ve been asking for gar before they built the lake. I too think they’d be a great, unique, and native addition
Don't gar eat bass??
@@glendempsey364 bass eat bass, so a gar can't be much worse
@@glendempsey364But one gar can't breed if there are no others. It is the FRY of fish he doesn't want in the big pond, getting into the big pond.
@@clognog8049 Since he wants big bass, I think he'd be fine with a bigger bass eating a smaller one. It's just more protein. But a gar eating big bass, and maybe even worse, competing with them for baitfish? No, I don't think he'd want that at all.
Agree with your friend. Bredding would be a fun side project. Given that you have such precise control over their living environment, it makes perfect sense to have fun with breeding.
been watching y'all for a while. hope bonnie and clyde are doin well in the 5 acre. would love to see you try to catch them and see how much more size they've put on since introducing them to the 5 acre pond. much love from canada!
If you want to keep those bows, you can get an industrial chiller for those summer days. Even if it doesn't cool the entire pond, the bows will naturally move towards cooler water. You'll have some monsters after a couple years!
I’ve been here since the old fishing videos and to see how far this has come from nothing, this is nothing short of amazing!!!
Since you mainly just catch and release a native species like blue catfish would be perfect for you and delicious eating also for you a few sun perch would provide a native source of food for the bass also !
With unlimited funds anything is possible
It didn't come from nothing, it came from a massive abundance of cash. Guy ain't particularly bright either chasing ospreys on ATVs and stocking cold water fish that won't survive a year. He just has a lot of free time and money, I'm guessing he comes from farm money like whistlindiesel.
@@ryancrow2876 Jesus 😳 I was just commending the guy. You sure do feel strongly about this
@@HALLgang Commending him for what? Signing checks with other peoples money? I can do that too. You should be reporting him for trying to prevent protected species from eating.
OK, I have got to say something. ...I have put your channel on a cycle at night to help this ptsd vet sleep. It's you and your family, and your peers I've watched from the very beginning. You are good TV. I'm a disabled vet in Indianapolis IN who watches his own dreams come through in you and your many friends. Just wanted to say thanks
Thanks for your service, y’all are the real heroes
Thank you for your kind words and of course, your taxes..lol, so you are also a hero! Many don't realize that the support disabled vets get comes from them only, because of the taxes they pay to the Fed each year. That's why "heroes" fight and die for their own. We know who we're fighting for, Our Heroes, at home @@aubreycasler-qd1yl
The trout require oxygen, this is why they like cooler water (colder water holds more oxygen). So Cedar Falls would be a good place for the trout. The waterfall will help keep an elevated oxygen level. Having some trees provide shade would also be a great idea if the trout start dying off.
Would be cool to see some Tiger Trout in there
I was thinking something and I'm pretty sure trout requires fresh water flowing
You will need to refrigerate and oxygenate your Alabama water if you want the Trout to live.
Yeah, these trout are gonna die quick
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Man ur living the dream. I luv these ponds u have built.
What a fabulous place for wild life God bless u for helping and giving nature's animals a place to thrive
I love the idea of putting the biggest Bass into Cedar Falls, but I'd like to suggest more than just 2, for genetic diversity, as well as success rate. If you have 4 or more that are around 4 lbs, you'd be more likely to still have a breeding pair by Spring, with the amount of predators you have around there. And, as a breeder, I can tell you when you plan a good breeding, not all the planets (or luck) align just right all the time. It's always better to have a backup plan. I'd also like to suggest a large fishing net hung above (like a sail) to discourage the birds from going fishing in the little pond. At least until they spawn. Just my 2 cents.
I was worried about the birds too with putting the bass in there, especially the osprey. Even if it can't fly off with the female, it'll damn well sure try. The net is a great idea.
@LenaVideos1000 true, but the Herons are on foot and the fish have time to go hide in the tunnels. Those Eagles and Osprey are pretty darned quick to fly in and grab.. And, the net only has to be there until Spring, when the fish can go back into the big pond. It works for puppies...lol. I used to have a Bald Eagle hanging out near my deck and waiting for puppies to come out and play. A fishing net above their enclosure kept them alive and 4-on-the-floor if I had to run in the house real quick for something. 😉
If your looking for an interesting fish to put into the new pond the mountain red belly dace is a pretty interesting fish. Its a minnow so its small, native to your area and would act as a bait fish, they has some amazing colors especially in the spring.
Almost a million subscribers! Well deserved 👏
Crazy he doesn't have more ive been following since his backyard pond videos and his video Quality has gotten amazing
I don’t even like fishing but but love your videos. I love the wildlife and so cool making a lake!
Cedar Falls is a perfect name! Another great video. Looking forward to seeing those rainbow trout grow and hopefully they make it through the summer.
I'm one of the few fishermen who still cooks and eats my catch and I have got to say that the crappie, or specs as we call them way down south is one of my top five favorite fish for flavor. That includes salt water. And they never disappoint when you hook one. Always a good battle.I Love the ❤ a basic plot of land transformed into a natural habitat with a good Stuart to take care of it. Thanks 🙏 👍
They will eat all the bait fish competing with the smaller bass so they won't grow as much or quickly
Totally awesome and I enjoy the habitat you are creating.its nice to see someone spending their money on something that brings life to all sorts of animals and nature instead of flaunting off toys they earned from youtube or whatever.i hope this pond continues to evolve and endure.Looking forward to what you do next with the pond.
In addition to all of your other great content, I really enjoy when you share your knowledge of deer and the changes they go through during the year. I've never hunted, so I enjoy when you share your insight. The same for the other animals on the farm, whatever you know about them, please keep sharing your knowledge. Great video!
This is one of the coolest video series on YT in my opinion. Thank you for sharing and congratulations on the success you have had with all the fish.
I used to love getting these Videos on a Sunday afternoon, and watching. it was like a Long Sigh, letting out all the stress of the week
But lately they seem to be a touch late showing up on my feed, and I watch on a Monday morning now, Love the Pond, and waterfall of Cedar Falls
and the 5 Oaks Lake is Just lovely now
It's always great to watch your series. You are the bob Ross of ponds 😊
Hey Bama, I just want to say thank you.
You have helped drive my passion for fishing over the past tens years I have been watching you.
Because of this I got a job recently at the Bass pro shops in Spanish Fort, and have had a ton of fun Bass fishing inspired by you.
Thanks for posting all these years I hope you never stop.
Crimson oak pond is my favorite pond I’ve never fished 👏🏽
I've dreamed about sneaking up in there at night like we did as kid's I'd love to fish that pond for a day
Love the idea of breeding the bass as described. It would be great to see how those genetics effect future generations! Awesome place you have created there.
I been fishing since I have been about 5 years old...I'm 58 now....and most favorite fish to catch is trout...but I fish for them in the rivers....its so much harder to catch them in the river..I'm from Virginia....but colder water fish when you put them in a lake they just go deeper in the lake where the water is cooler...
When then temp...rises...I really enjoy your videos...thank you...some small mouth bass would be cool in your new pond...
11:16 that was the most stunning blue hereon dive I've ever seen in my entire life
Their surgeon like precision is wild .. it's almost unreal how far down into the water they can actually see. They actually have a lens I can't think of the scientific name of it that blocks out sunlight and allows them to see into the depths hence why it's important to keep those algae blooms at high level. herons eyesight is out of this world! 💯💯
I'd really like to see the breeding outcomes of putting two huge bass in there with good genetics. I think it would be a fascinating study, even letting the fry grow in there (if possible) until they are big enough to be tagged so you can track them. That would be awesome...
Frog already scoping out the new pond in the time lapse at 7:39
❤ I have washed the 5 acre pond since the day you broke ground and my what a transformation love it
This pond and waterfall, are LOOKING AMAZING!! LOVE YOUR VIDEO, camera work is so cool! I know, too many "ADJECTIVES", REALLY APPRECIATE WHAT YOUR DOING! WISH I LIVED CLOSER, !!!!!!!!!
Yes yes yes!!! Been hoping trout would be in the pond!!!
Me too!!!
They will not survive the heat. That's why they don't live down here to start with.
@@Lee-yy2lr they aren’t supposed to live
I definitely think making Clyde’s Cove a breeding pond is a nice idea. Definitely would put a net over it to really protect your biggest fish and the project, but it’ll interesting to see that process.
Maybe you could get Nate to make an automaton-scarecrow to foil those ospreys!!
Bass boutta get huge
I LOVE your friends idea. i told my wife a similar idea when we watched your last video
I just love listening to this american southern accent! greetings from Europe!
Pumpkinseed would be really cool. They are super colorful for a freshwater fish and they wouldn’t harm the 5 acre pond, it would actually create another food source. They may even be able to cross breed with the bluegills giving you some cool gill/seed hybrids.
Great idea bro
There's a red breasted sunfish that's really pretty. They'd make a nice addition.
He mentions Trout stocked for Fly Fishing, but catching big Bass and Bluegill on a Fly rod in ponds is a blast!
Yep, why bother with those nasty looking peanut trout if you just want to fly fish.
Using the new pond as a breeding/feed pond would be a perfect idea.
I saw on the picnic table you had crows (or ravens), not sure. You have cameras all over your property and looking at them all is such a neat thing, to see the wildlife. Have you ever thought of taking advantage of the Corvid intelligence and making a camera and feeding setup, specifically for the crows/ravens? With their brains, it may make for some interesting clips.
Oooh this would be really interesting to see
Sturgeon, catfish, fathead minnow, koi. This pond is spectacular!
Those Prawns are DEFINATELY a good factor for the Bass. Seems your doing it right brother. Love what you do here and can hardly wait for an update. God Bless you and Family and what your doing.
In the newest pond (which I love the looks of it) you should add some baby sturgeons. If you do add them I would try to types shovlenosed (sorry I’m not a good speller) and the ones with the white on top
There are trout farms in Victoria, Australia that produce coloured rainbow trout. They come in red, blue, yellow and green, and they really look the colour as well. The only downside is they are sterile but look insane. The one fish you have to put in your lake is the Australian Murry Cod, they can grow huge, are recorded to grow to 100 pounds in Flintstones measurements and you won't regret it. And Australian Golden Perch grow huge, fight hard and also look magnificent!
Murray cod grow to in excess of 250lbs/115kg
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Got to slap some Barramundi in as well! Just sad that the barramundi won’t breed in freshwater.
Mangrove Jack as well!
@MrPaulviles Yep Jack fishing with a fast lure under the bridge's in Queensland
Now that is a hard hit and a fight that is hard to win
I'd be surprised to see the trout survive for very long. It'll be interesting to see.
Best way to keep them alive would be to heavily aerate the pond. Warm water is less capable of storing oxygen, which is why they don't do well in it.
they'll all be dead in May, June
Rainbows, depending on the hybrid do better in warm water than most other trout. I’m in Alberta Canada and we have them doing well in some lakes that get pretty warm in the summer. This past summer was one of the consistently hottest ever lakes reached over 80 degrees F and then there was some summer kill, but not 100%. They can get blisters in the heat as well. They DO survive though.
Especially if the body of water their in is really deep. There's a pond I use to fish in where trout had survived for years. If you can run a setup at the right depths or fish during the winter, you could catch these really old trout. This small pond was fed by a spring and it's deepest point was 80ft deep!
i'm a Seattle girl, raised on that fresh rainbow trout, thrown on the campfire for dinner... and breakfast too, the next morning!
I love your time lapse of the heavens. So beautiful and inspiring. Keep the videos coming.
Wonderful space, absolutely no light pollution. You can even try astrophotography. Even on a full moon, the Orion nebula is clearly visible. Must be a bortle 1 or 2 sky. I wish to have a place like this when I grow up.
A single alligator gar would be an interesting addition. They grow quit large and birds of prey might have more difficulty with. Also they are fun to feed and watch.
If you stock some trout in the pond you’d have a good chance for them to breed as they need cool flowing (aerated) water over pebbles which is ideal there. You might have the issue with birds catching them in the shallows though. This also won’t affect the large bass genetics in the pond
I would love to see gar like longnoses or spotteds in cedar falls. Just imagine the feedings
No who wants trash fish in their pond !
My dad gave me my first fishing lessons tryimg to catch wild trout in Scotland. I'm going to just wish you luck, those guys are the best tasting fish in the world.
Literally the best channel on TH-cam
Up here in Eastern Canada we love smallmouth bass as much as largemouths but smallies fight way harder, you should consider adding smallmouth to your lake
The big pond is all about raising the biggest largemouths he can, there's no way that he'll add any fish that would seriously compete with them for bait, hence his 'no crappies' policy. If crappies are out, you can bet smallmouths are.
Again, small mouth bass prefer cooler water. Cannot put cold water northern species in a small southern Alabama pond that will be like a bathtub for 6-8 months of the year.
@@Lee-yy2lr Except he was talking about adding them to the "lake", i.e. the five-acre pond, which is big and deep enough that they might survive. I don't think it will ever happen for the reason I stated above, but they might be able to survive.
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A 5acre shallow pond like this one will still get to hot for to long.
I am a retired captain and guide and have caught thousands of small mouth bass and I know they will not do well at all in water temperatures reaching 90 plus degrees for extended periods of time like his Pon will.
@@Lee-yy2lr Even at 12 feet deep?
We need a price breakdown video of the both ponds
Yeah it would probably scare you
Over a million for sure.
Especially if you add in the farm they had to buy to build it. Well over a million.
Considering I paid 18 dollars for a sandwich chips and drink the other day the price of this setup might give me a stroke. Lol
I am guessing around 2 million total for the land and the ponds. Probably alittle more....2.4.
Many zeros
Just went out and caught some nice rainbows today, hopefully they’ll do alright but they prolly won’t make it through the summer
Brook Trouts would be Awesome. They are so pretty.
I watch your videos every week and love them although I rarely ever comment. I can't miss the chance to say... WOW! Your new pond is Incredible. Great work work by all. Just spectacular. And I love the name Cedar Falls. Perfecto!
I think catfish would be pretty cool to put in the new pond. Not sure if perch could be added or not.
I like the idea of catfish in the big pond they're scavengers and every ecosystem needs scavengers
I think in the new pond you should add a species of catfish like red tails would be cool to see
Nooo. Red tails get way too big
@@billywillhite7682 yea but it’s a 30,000 gallon pond I think a few red tails would be ok I’ve seen people have them in 6,000 gallon tanks and their fine
Yellow bullheads are an entertaining species. Plus their fry get right up the shallows near fall and would be cool to watch.
Imagine having a yellow Welsh catfish. They can reach 2m. They do eat fish but usually the sic ones. And ca also feed on pellets.
@@billywillhite7682 And probably wouldn't survive the winter anyway.
I personally think a couple koi fish would be awesome for the big pond
Koi fish are just carp. Carp destroy bass's natural ecosystem
I’ve always liked yellow/ringed perch, they are both beautiful and delicious.
That sounds like a great idea for the big female! Love that the eagles are there now, too!
I’d always wondered how the Rainbows would do in hotter climates.
They will die off unless they can get to deeper cooler water
They don’t. That’s why they’re not in hot climates to begin with
Those trout sadly only have six-ish months to live.
Surprised he put them in
Even the aquifer in that area is not very cool for the small pond.
Just wondering, and maybe I missed it. But how’s Moby and the backyard pond doing?
Must be nice to be rich.
Only thing better than the finished ponds is your presentation for us to enjoy. Thank you for letting us be part of the experience
The coolest pond ever. Really enjoy your videos. Can't wait to see more☺️😁
So cool to see how much one big pond can boost/help Nature & the animals living around it.
Man, you thought about everything!!! That cleanout on top of the filter to drop the pump in it was genius!!! The idea of putting the two big bass in the new pond to breed them is great. I would like to see that experiment. Great video.
The new pond looks great. I would like to see Warmouth bass added. Thanks for the enjoyable content.
Seeing trout in Cedar Falls would be awesome!!
Awesome addition to the pond with the introduction of the Trout!
Peacock bass would be an awesome addition to see! Beautiful fish that has an extra flair as a bass.
Yellow perch! Great to catch, eat and feed for your bass!
great video as always. Love the update and your videos have always made me comment "heaven" but wow I am excited you added rainbow trout! Rainbow trout fishing has the best memories of my life with loved ones, most gone now. Wow the one fish I am so confident in catching whether with cast and reel or fly fishing rivers and streams throughout the USA with my late grandfather and uncles! Thank you for this and all of your videos.
its ALL about the Genetics !!!! Yes, separate the best genes and keep up the GREAT work.... thank you . I really enjoy you sharing your adventure with US
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a tip too help keep those trout cool! instal a small waterfall system too create flow for the trout too be under, it will help create oxygen for the pond as well and might help clear up the water!
Your pond is stunning!!! I would never be able to stay away.
Trout would love that new pond!
I think the trout would love being in that new pond, very clean and moving water!
Coming up to 1M subs Stephen!!! Early congrats to you, Liz and the fam. Not long now!!!
I think it's a great idea to put the big bass couple in the pond. I'd also would love to see some gar; they're my favorite fish and they are pretty. An assortment of them would look fantastic.
Couldn't you just imagine the Tiger Bass being a shark? OMG! I only thought of that watching Tiger go after the feed fish LOL his Speed and Agility are so amazing!
Bama Bass looking beautiful out there guy. You're doing a wonderful job with them pond builds
Great update!
I miss my parents old ponds. They were all bigger than yours. Old gravel pit each one hit about forty feet in depth. We had a few ten pound bass also. Breeding pair in each pond. It was cool growing up with that level of nature.
Bass are gona smash the trout . You’ll need another order soon ! We would use trout in Connecticut for largemouth and they absolute hammered trout
for the new fish suggestion, I am gonna go a direction I saw in another YT pond vid, and say Guppies.
that may sound dumb, but they would be nice looking, and a nice food source for even the smallest other fish in your water. and being a livebearer, the population will be self-sustaining.
Peacock bass would be cool 2 see. Had a couple when I was younger.
Tiger is doing that tank justice , definitely keeping up that tradition of aggressive feeding moby had doing on, so cool!
I TOTALLY ENJOYED WATCHING THE VIDEO
Yes!! Mating two genetically gifted bass would be very interesting!