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As a mini-pond owner it can be frustrating trying to buy fish. Hatcheries have minimum purchase requirements that are often more than I can use. I understand the financial reasons for the minimums. I would happily pay a premium per fish if I could just get the amount I need! Is there any hatchery anyone knows of that offers "novelty" catch quantities?


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Many hatcheries that I deal with will sell fewer fish if you go get them. If they won't do that then that place is very buyer unfriendly - poor fish farm philosophy.


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Thanks Bill. The hatchery I used this fall said I could MAYBE have a smaller quantity as long as I paid the price of the minimum quantity!

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Which species and what kind of quantities are you looking for?
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Charlie,

I am ok for right now. Have been bucket stocking the small qty stuff. I do not intend to do any supplemental stocking again until fall 2015. I want to see where my BG, PS and YP populations are. Hopefully, I can stock 6 or so more WE and maybe another 1 or 2 LMB then. The problem with bucket stocking WE and LMB is the size I want are smaller and are not legal to take from public waters.

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Bill,

There is a hatchery in Gobles, Michigan that sells small quantities of walleye. It's in Southwest, Michigan. May not be too far. Laggis Fish Farm.

I drove all the way to New York for smallmouth bass once. The fish were transported in oxygen bags in five gallon buckets. I simply deflated the bags every two hours and pumped them back up with small oxygen pony tank. It's also a good idea to add some ammonia neutralizer.

Cody note: I've been to that Gobles MI fish farm 3.5 hrs away a few times. I agree with you Cecil. As far as getting pretty good quality fish, I have a local fish farm 40 mi away that will sell just one fish including some nice 6"-10" walleye in the fall - even at regular price. If you can't drive to get a few special fish then you don't want them very badly. It is a good chance for a road or 2 day trip with your sweet heart and/or angling buddy! One time I even had my uncle drive to get me some fish. He was glad to do it with his friend since they were both retired.

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Thanks guys. You have restored my faith in my fellow man. There are hatchery guys that understand and care about the mini-pond owner. I will definitely seek out one next fall when I decide what I need to tweak things a bit. Driving to get them is not a problem. I will happily do so. Anybody ever try bringing a few fish long distance in a 50 gallon trash can with a bait bubbler going in it?


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I routinely pick up small quantities of fish from the hatchery. Just went after 25 HSB last weekend. Of course while I was there, I decided 50 sounded better.


"Forget pounds and ounces, I'm figuring displacement!"

If we accept that: MBG(+)FGSF(=)HBG(F1)
And we surmise that: BG(>)HBG(F1) while GSF(<)HBG(F1)
Would it hold true that: HBG(F1)(+)AM500(x)q.d.(=)1.5lbGRWT?
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What would they say if you asked for 5? I am betting they would say no problem. Sounds like I just am not talking to the right people at the hatchery I went to, or they are just the wrong hatchery for me. I will broach the subject with them again next summer. If I still get a "no can do" response, I will just drive further and find a hatchery that will support my project.


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They have offered to sell me whatever I want in the past.


"Forget pounds and ounces, I'm figuring displacement!"

If we accept that: MBG(+)FGSF(=)HBG(F1)
And we surmise that: BG(>)HBG(F1) while GSF(<)HBG(F1)
Would it hold true that: HBG(F1)(+)AM500(x)q.d.(=)1.5lbGRWT?
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I purchased 5 fish and only 5 fish from Keystone a few years ago. Now, they were Tiger Muskies, but still only 5 fish. They went into a clients pond in Illinois.


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Must have been one big pond!


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Just lots of goldfish in it that weren't being controlled by the LMB.


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Now you have me curious again. Once the Tigers worked over the goldfish did they start in on the LMB?


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The pond is bordered by 5 houses, and has an area that is right next to a road that has a trail worn thru the grass where people are walking to fish the pond. We think the majority of predator fish (LMB and the Tigers) are/were caught and kept. One Tiger was caught, measured and released, and it was 36" long the 2nd year after stocking (a 3 year old fish).


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Bill, I have even had Hatcheries give away very small quantities of fish when a customer takes the time to drive to them and will wait until they have seined up whatever species you are looking for....




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