I just spoke with a fish farmer that's located along my route home from Daytona. He has small RES and WM for $.25 each. I was amazed that he raises WM fingerlings and asked him about it. He told me the WM aren't very popular but he has a small number of "old timers" who buy them. He said the WM customers are always over 70 years old.:)

How many WM/RES fingerlings should I get for the two ponds?


Mr H's pond: 1/5 acre with a heavy FH population and 6 (3-7") WM. I will still want to add adult RES and WM as I catch them or as they become available to purchase.


My pond: 1/3 acre with 400 newly stocked and spawning FH, with more available from Mr H's pond. It may be interesting to only stock RES with the FH in my pond for now, but I'm open to suggestions.