Fish are growing! Now what? - 06/20/17 12:55 AM
My pond is close to 1 acre, 26 ft. deep, aerated. I stocked it in the Spring of 2016 with FHM, GSH, LCS and let them do their thing for one full year. Spring 2017, the pond is chock full of bait! March 10th I stocked 500 1-2" BG, 250 1-2" RES, 30 2-3" LMB. I had plans to add HSB but so far haven't found them close enough to pick up. Growth rate is phenomenal! BG are now ~3", LMB are~4-5"!
After reading the PB forums, my goal was to have a pond saturated with bait fish before stocking predators. In this second year, the GSH and FHM have spawned again and the water is teeming with minuscule minnow schools!
I know I'm short on predators! Can I wait until Fall to add more LMB and if so, how many and what size?
Thanks for all the information everyone! I've always dreamed of owning my own pond. It's awesome to see the fruit of my hard work!
After reading the PB forums, my goal was to have a pond saturated with bait fish before stocking predators. In this second year, the GSH and FHM have spawned again and the water is teeming with minuscule minnow schools!
I know I'm short on predators! Can I wait until Fall to add more LMB and if so, how many and what size?
Thanks for all the information everyone! I've always dreamed of owning my own pond. It's awesome to see the fruit of my hard work!