Pond Boss Forums STOCKING A NEW POND Types of fish to choose New pond advice please

Hey, I have been reading this forum for a few months and I appreciate you guys sharing your knowledge on here for everyone.

In October of 2007 I finished digging a 1/2 acre pond in Birch Run, MI. The entire pond is pure clay, about 20 feet deep in the deepest hole. I had it dug pretty steep to control weeds, and because I knew later on I would be digging the pond bigger with my backhoe, which only digs about 14 feet down.

The pond will be for swimming and fishing. By this spring I should have at least 14-16 feet of water. I was thinking about adding 10lbs of FHM once the ice is gone, and adding some yellow perch around April or early May. I want my main predator fish to LMB, since they seem to be easy to raise and awesome to catch. I dont want to have to worry about bluegills overwhelming my pond or biting my kids when they swim, so thats why I chose yellow perch.

So, what are some numbers I should stock with? I was thinking 25-30 bass in August or so and maybe 100 perch. I plan on sotcking fatheads every spring and a little bit of hand feeding once a week. Thanks for the advice

Hey Rex,
Look forward to seeing the suggestions. You may want to check a thread I started, although I may be going with SMB.

http://www.pondboss.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=103366#Post103366

I will be watching this closely, congrats on the new pond and good luck.

Rex welcome to the PB Forum. Take a look at this archive thread on Northern ponds including the links in the posts.

http://www.pondboss.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=103428#Post103428

Hello Tororider, I read your thread and liked your ideas. I picked LMB only because they are easier to find, more likely to spawn, and have the potential to get a little larger. I did like your idea about the YP.

I would like some suggestions on numbers and sizes of fish I should target. Thanks

Still looking for some stocking numbers. 100 perch, 100 RES, 25 LMB, how's that sound?

More YP and RES?

Bump to the top for ya.

Paging the pond experts.

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