I would wait to add the FHM whenever the ice melts in spring and before the water reaches 60F around the time FHM spawn (64F). How many to stock really depends of your needs for the FHM. In your 0.7ac, add more(8-12 lbs predator dependant) if the adults can be eaten and a lot fewer(2-3 lb) if you want them just for producing fry as later forage minnows. Adding too many FHM as breeders often results in an overabundance of fry that grow very slowly due to over crowding.
IMO bundled tires will not work as well as stacked pallets for FHM spawning. For pallets put some spacers for a 2" gap between each pallet which adds more surface space for spawning.
Last edited by Bill Cody; 12/22/16 02:48 PM.
