Originally Posted By: Bill D.
Originally Posted By: esshup
Don't worry about the trout not living through one of your summers. There's your reason to drive to Keystone every Fall.

Pick up 25+ trout and stock them. Catch them all out by the end of May/June. Repeat next year.


So I got an e-mail from Keystone today and they have Brook, Brown and Rainbow still available for stocking. If I was to go ahead and stock a few, which species, size and qty would you guys recommend for my little 1/3 acre+ Northern Illinois pond?

Fish available:

Brook Trout 6-8", 10"+
Brown Trout 6-8", 10"+
Rainbow Trout 6-8", 10"+



Just to close the loop for those that may be interested in the answer to this question.

CB1, a definite pro here on the forum on raising trout, was nice enough to take time to exchange several PMs with me on this. The answer is...

Stock the rainbows, as big as you can get, and feed them pellets. They are great fun to catch either thru the ice or in open water.

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