Pond Boss Forums STOCKING A NEW POND Types of fish to choose Good genetics!

Great discussion. Bill C's description of percentages of the different fish sizes that can be expected in YOY fish hits home. When I fall stocked my PS in 2014, I bought 100 "2 to 3" inch fish. What I received was probably 150 fish ranging in size from 1.5 to 3+ inches. The percentages of each size seemed to be in line with Bill's numbers so I think it might be a good assumption that the fish farm sold me that year's YOY unsorted and the count was determined by weight. Judging by what we caught by hook survey in 2016, most/all of the smaller and medium growth PS stockers went as predator snacks and only the biggest and best survived.

As I'm not looking for trophies, this discussion makes me feel more comfortable with just stocking from a reputable farm and doing the best you can to make sure the fish have sufficient forage (pellet or natural).