Pond Boss Forums STOCKING A NEW POND Types of fish to choose Smallmouth Stocking Question

SMB often don't control BG , PS or YP numbers. SMB often have difficulty maintaining normal numbers and spawning success if LMB are present in numbers and reproducing.

In some jurisdictions it is illegal to catch public fish and transplant them in private waters. In some, because the fish are public, the transplanted location becomes subject to public claims. If you have to bucket stock then go from one private source to another and be sure of the quality of the fish (see Bill's post above).

Cody Note - In every pond where I've seen only YP and SMB, the SMB adequately control and often do too good of job controlling the YP. SMB have to be thinned out so more perch are present for harvest.