I've been fishing a pond for the past few years that seems to be very overpopulated. Pond only has bass and bluegill. TONS of both. Me and a friend of mine(at landowners request) are trying to lower the numbers of fish to hopefully grow some bigger ones, and maybe even prevent a die-off.

We'll throw wax/meal worms and bobbers for the bluegill, and 9 out of 10 times will catch a fish within a minute, many times even less. A guy could do this all day long if he wanted. These things are everywhere. I normally don't even fish for bluegill, I'm simply trying to get them out.

The bass are the same way. The trick isn't getting them to bite, it's finding a lure small enough for them to get the hook.6" bass all day long. Every hour or so you'll catch one worth the time, but this is really kind of turning into a job. I dont want to see this pond go bad, it's one of the few left that I can fish.

1. Can a few guys taking a bunch of fish out of a pond every other weekend or so really make a difference?
2. Is this even the right thing to do?
3. Would adding another specie of fish make any difference?
4. Are there any 'large scale' techniques worth trying?
5. What's the worst that could happen if we do nothing?

I'm almost at a loss at what to do here. The fact of not catching a lot of big fish doesn't bother me too much, heck, I'm spending time outdoors with a few very good friends of mine and we ARE catching fish,so whats not to enjoy? The guy I'm going with is having a big fish fry later on in the summer, so the fish aren't being wasted by rotting on the bank as I've heard of people doing before. I just want to try and do the best thing for the future of the pond.

Any thoughts?

P.S. Starting Mon. morning I'm going to be working more and going to no classes for the summer, so my internet accessability may be sparse, I don't know yet. I'm working at the school I go to, setting up a new tech shop, among other things.Doing the final installation on equipment that I haven't been 'formally' trained on, go figure.I guess being a few years older than most of the students and carrying a 4.0 has it's perks.