rex c. says "So RES would not reproduce fast enough to keep my YP alive?" Yes RES would reproduce fast enough to keep YP alive but the growth rate of YP would be less than good. Imlay does carry SMB why not use them? Add fatheads and fingerling YP-RES and or maybe HBG in spring, then SMB fingerlings in fall of 08. Scratch the HBG if swimming. Fish may not get trophy sized but kids should be able to easily catch a fish. SMB should easily get to 13"-16". I think Imlay has golden shiners, stock 5-10 lbs of them also.
"like only 4-5 (catfish), be a good idea to eat the dead material off the bottom? Catfish do not eat dead muck, leaves and debris material off the bottom; it is a myth. IF they did clean the bottom everyone would have really clean pond bottoms. Catfish are primarily predators and eat mostly live critters associated with the bottom. They might eat an occassional sick dead dying fish, frog, crayfish or etc on the bottom, but if your pond has these as numerous things, your pond has big time problems.
Last edited by Bill Cody; 03/17/08 09:14 PM.
