Pond Boss Forums Thread Like Summary - Best time to restock koi

We stocked our 2 acre pond 4 years ago (central Virginia), and only 1 huge koi has survived.We have the opportunity to pick up some 6-8" koi at the end of the month but was unsure if this was a good time to restock them or if we should wait until spring. The hatchery is 5 hours away, and it is on our way home from our trip, so thought we might take advantage of it.

We have large mouth bass, channel catfish, perch, crappie and bluegill along with the koi in the pond.

With LMB you should be stocking 10"-12" koi and 13"-14" are very likely to survive.