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    Camp Lejeune manages eleven freshwater fishing ponds which offer an opportunity to catch bass, bluegill, and channel catfish.  The physical setting of each recreational pond is conducive to other outdoor activities such as family picnics, bird watching, and general relaxation that provides an enhanced quality of life for military personnel, their dependents, and civilians serving the Installation.  In recent years, a focused management effort has been made to improve the quality of recreational fishing opportunities by improving fish stocks and through the control of invasive aquatic weeds.  These efforts have significantly increased the recreational use of the fishing ponds  by increasing catch rates and enhancing the aesthetic qualities of the ponds.

    These recreational fishing ponds are managed for the production of largemouth bass, bluegill, red ear sunfish, and channel catfish.  Current practices include:

·    Control invasive aquatic weeds.

·       Maintain shoreline vegetation to promote access for fishing.

·       Manage water quality through liming/fertilization and obtain annual water chemistry to support same.

·       Manage fish populations to maximize fish biomass and sustain annual harvests.

·       Select the fish species best adapted to local environmental variables when stocking.

·       Harvest at appropriate levels to maintain productivity.

     ·  Consider cyclic renovation projects to maintain shoreline depths and water control.

*Read about the "World Record Redear Sunfish" caught in Henderson Pond!

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Environmental Management Division	Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune
Installations & Environment Department	Last Updated:  September 26, 2002