Stocking Fish Ponds
 

I read somewhere that some of the ponds are stocked. Does anyone know of a list of which ponds get stocked?

Is there a map or list of the lakes and ponds in the Villages?

I am not a fisherman but these MIGHT be a good resource. Lake Miona Fishing near Wildwood, Florida | Hook and Bullet

You can do a zip code lookup for good places to fish which will bring up a map too. http://www.hookandbullet.com/fishing/

The pond on Canal St. opposite the Bonita mailbox is stocked. The Ashland pond was stocked however the sinkhole destocked the pond.

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Jim The pond behind Paradise Rec center is stocked

The pond on the Virginia 2nd hole has some mighty big fish in it. A fellow fishes there in the evening, and he pulls out some really big fish!

It's also catch and release, right?
Don

Yes. Catch & release. Basically, fishing just to annoy the fish. :laugh:
If you're under 65 you also need a license.

:1rotfl:

I went fishing in the pond behind LaHacienda Rec Center today. I didn't catch anything, but another guy there caught two in the hour that I was there. He kept them and told me that there is a five fish maximum on Largemouth Bass.

The following is from The Villages Fishing Guidelines:
The VCDD practices catch and release. Catch and release is defined as “a practice within recreational fishing intended as a technique of conservation. After capture, the fish are unhooked and returned to the water before experiencing serious exhaustion or injury.” This definition goes hand in hand with the core values of The Villages and the VCDD.

too bad they can't put butterfish in the ponds

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_butterfish

This butterfish??? http://www.gma.org/fogm/Poronotus_triacanthus.htm

May I have an order of grilled bass with a side of golf course chemicals??

99% of the chemicals used on a golf course stay in the grass. There is close to zero per cent that end up in the water.

And you know this because.............:popcorn: would love to see a reference for this one......

I spent over 35 years working on golf courses.

Thanks.......that certainly clears that up.

And the gray water runoff from the irrigation???

fresh water fish
 

As a lifelong resident of Fl I remember when fresh water fish were great to eat...Unfortunately I have found that is no longer the case..I believe it is due to lead poisening that occurs quite frequently in Florida's fresh water..As far as eating Largemouth Bass is concerned they are extremely bony,with very little edible meat on them and they have to be almost to reproductive age before there is any at all..That klills off future generations..There is really no reason to keep this species..Speckled perch is another matter..Even though there is very little available meat they taste great and are plentiful, in larger lakes than here in the Villages..Still have lead though..

Any idea on how you can get someone to stock a pond on the golf course?

I believe they only stock ponds you can fish in. You can not fish in the ponds on the golf courses as for as I know.