Pond Boss Forums STOCKING A NEW POND Creating the food chain Help For A New Guy?

Shawn:

You would be ahead, I think, to wait 'til Fall (or next Spring - hard when you're itchin') to put in the LMB. Right now they don't have anything to eat but FHM, as I bet your BG/RES haven't matured enough to spawn yet.

BUT ... I also bet those BG/RES WILL spawn by Fall. Check the shallows during the Summer/Fall and you'll see the sunfish fry/fingerlings if/when they appear. Give the bass these sunfish fry/fingerlings to eat, plus even more Fatheads, and they will really jump in size once they are in.

I'd go with 50-75 LMB, 1"-3" or the next size up if available, in the Fall.

P.S. I held off a whole year after stocking FHM and GShiners before putting in the rest of my fish (which is not exactly what I'd do a second time around) and I know it's hard to wait.