I currently have a 3 acre pond with LMB, BG, crappie and gizzard shad. My LMB are few in numbers with some larger ones but most are slightly below relative weight. I will be re-purposing some clay on my land for something else and plan to create a hatchery pond or two. I would like to put fingerling LMB in one and provide both FHM and supplemental feed so they can get a kick start and grow quick so I can eventually release them in my larger pond. I would also like another hatchery pond to grow more BG to be used to feed the LMB in the 3 acre pond. Question #1, what is the minimum size each hatchery pond should be? Question #2, does anyone have any lessons learned or advise if you have tried something similar? Thanks for the help.
