Here's my plan. New pond, .54 acre 15 ft. max depth. Mostly clay with 35% to 50% grade on the banks.An 75'x100' beach area with crushed limestone and 3" to 4" riprap around the rest. It is 1/2 full now, and nothing in it but frogs. Also the whole western exposure is wooded. Is it a good idea to include yellow perch in my stocking plan? I plan on 5# fatheads this spring 150 Bluegill, 50 Redear, 15 Cats, and 100 yellow perch. then this summer adding 50-70 LMB I would be fishing the pond frequntly for panfish. And culling some of the 10"-14" Bass down the road. Will perch mess up an otherwise balanced fishery? Or can they be managed and grown to a respectable (8"-10") size?


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