I will be sure to tell him hello if he delivers.

I debated with myself for a while on the stocking numbers. I plan on harvesting as much as I need to (unfortunately, the pond will not produce enough to satisfy my cravings for fish) so I can hopefully keep things in check. I also factored in a 20% mortality factor on all the fish that are stocked. I am not sure how accurate that is, but I figure that not all are going to make it. And, since the HSB will not reproduce, the CC and WE will be very "iffy" at best, and the SMB will be up in the air, I wanted to try to stock enough predators initially, to help keep the YP and GSF in check.

AFA additional feeding goes, I am going to try just supplementing FH's for the first couple years. I am hoping that there will be enough additional forage between the shiners and crayfish. If the RW's end up a little low after the two years, I am definately not opposed to pellets, I would just rather not use them if they are not necessary. Are you thinking, that I should start with pellets?

-Chris
1 acre pond
Currently managing:
FHM, GSH, GSF, BG, PS, RES, LES, YP, SMB, LMB, HSB, RBT, WE, CC, FHC, and Grass Shrimp