Just saying hi ...
"HI" lol
I'm in WC IL ... 2/3 acre pond filled up last spring and I stocked in April, already had fish fry all around the edges last year ... masses of "pollywogs" no doubt helped everyone grow quickly, along with the other creatures.
Stocked according to what was recommended by the gov' guys (DNR?) ...
100 2-3" large mouth bass
50 4-6" channel catfish
250 1-2" bluegill
250 1-2" red eared sunfish
plus I was last in line and got some bonus fish they couldn't take home. Extra bag of hybrid bluegill, and maybe one of the sunfish.
Anyway, the frogs were jumpin two days after ice melted, but no sign of fish yet. Pond was down a foot or so over winter, still 7-8' for much of it. Not snow covered all the time, so am hoping I'm in good shape. Blue heron seems to think there is something to eat.
Thanks for all the input.
Bill ... near Payson, IL
gonna try this image thing from Facebook
