Pond Boss Forums STOCKING A NEW POND Types of fish to choose stocking 3 acre SC pond

I am in the process of building a 3 acre pond in the upstate of South Carolina. The pond is located in a fairly steep valley that is fed by a small spring that originates on the property, with a 60 acre watershed, and the pond will have a maximum depth of about 23 feet.

I am especially interested in creating good bream (BG/RES) fishing for my family and friends, but also enjoy catfish and bass fishing. I have caught a few HSB in big lakes, and those are a blast. I plan to fertilize this lake, but would rather not have to feed fish, or aereate.

At this point, my plan would be to stock the lake with 750 CNBG, 250 RES, 75 LMB, 75 CC, and perhaps 25 HSB per acre. Does this seem like a reasonable plan?

Thanks

In a word, yes.

I think you should go with 1000-1200cnbg but that`s just me!~

I think you're a little short on CNBG and LMB. Don't mess with the bass until they get over 2.5 pounds. They will take out an awful lot of the BG fry. And they will spawn enough to assure that the small BG will be continually cropped.

OTOH, pay a lot of attention to Theo. This is his goal also.

If you ever come to Myrtle Beach i can give you some adult BG, hbg. That way your spawns will be bigger and your LMB will luv you for it. Just a thought cause i have more than what i need and need to take some out . I have pictures of them somewhere on this message board . Real pretty colors to them.

Thanks for the offer MbBass. I'm up in the Clemson area, so that is a bit of a drive, but I'll keep that in mind.

Go clemson, hows that offensive line going to do this year? Sounds good on the stocking, dont forget plenty of structure go overboared you wont regret it plus dont foget your dock before it fills up, any rain down there?