Pond Boss Forums STOCKING A NEW POND Types of fish to choose Stocking Plan,Possibly Using Advance Sizes

A few here have tried hybrid crappie (HBCP hybrid black crappie or HCP). Technically the hybrid crappie is a cross between the black crappie and white crappie. PatW is one that has black crappie, and TJ (teehjaeh57) has hybrid crappie. TJ posted pictures of a few of his HBCP caught ice fishing this winter - some dandy fish!.
http://forums.pondboss.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=485555&page=1

A little background on HBCP/HCP. HCP producer JM Malone claims that it does not make a lot of difference which parent for the HCP cross is the female and which the male for growth rate of the hybrids. I am not sure if the sex ratio of males to females varies when the white crappie is the male or famale. Numbers of male offspring does make a difference when BG and GSF are genetically crossed.

Offspring of HCP are considered inferior in terms of growth and young ones are often preyed on by bass hybrid striped bass and larger panfish. Therefore, when stocking hybrid crappie in ponds with bass and bluegill very few of young of the year (YOY) hybrid crappie survive which reduces the chance of overpopulation. In a ten year study conducted in Illinois, ponds stocked with hybrid crappie, bass and bluegill, the hybrid crappie were unable to maintain their population, and year classes were “weak” and no offspring grew to adults. Thus one should periodically stock (aka ladder stocking) some HCP so the pond has several year classes present when the original stocked adults die of old age.

If you are very interested in HCP give them a try and return with your experiences so more can learn from your pond adventure with HCP