HSB plan is coming together....!
2003
3-5 inch HSB stockers currently running about 2 � to 3 lbs � low survival rate due to LMB predation.
January 2005
200, 4-6 inch HSB stocked in �grow-out� pond. Undetermined survival rate.
They have been raised on fathead minnows and Aquamax high protein fish pellets. Should be 10+ inchers currently.
Will begin harvest and transfer to main pond when water cools.
February 2005 � 15, 10-inch stockers in main pond, currently 1� lbs. Good survival rate.
Early Spring 2006 Plan:
April stocking program in �grow-out pond� with undetermined number of 2-inch HSB fingerlings and Tilapia breeding pairs.
No supplemental feeding � tilapia forage only.
Harvest HSB early winter when lowering water temps kill-off tilapia.
Very interesting program - have gone from �can�t do that� to �can do that� in three years.
George Glazener
N.E. Texas � acre and 2 acre ponds
