Originally Posted By: Zep
Originally Posted By: george
Zep, I don't knnow about TS survival in a 4 acre pond but winter kill is rare in our Texas reservoirs - I only remember a couple in some 20 years at Texoma.

Ok George....
I may try some threadfin shad next spring
and see how they do the following winter.

Originally Posted By: george
Stocking crappie in a small pond would scare the bejabbers out of me grindon't know about a larger pond such as yours.

George your buddy Todd Overton told me yesterday that hybrid crappie would be ok for my 4 acre pond.

I know regular crappie can be scary, but I am not doing very many and these are the hybrid crappie. In fact I am going with less than half of what Todd told me I could go with. So with a low number and them being hybrid crappie I think I should be ok. (even if a few hybrids manage to reproduce).

I really like crappie, to me they are one of the prettiest fish. I am mainly after quantity of my favorite fishes instead of trophy fish. One way or the other I'll survive... wink

Zep, I am more concerned with overpopulation than species - I would go to the bank with Todd's research and advice.



N.E. Texas 2 acre and 1/4 acre ponds
Original george #173 (22 June 2002)