When do bass spawn?
This is the easy question they usually spawn in April or May when water temperatures reach 62 to 72 degrees usually once a year.
How many bluegill will be sufficient for 200 bass?
and Will this process be enough to keep the bass satisfied?
What we have got to remember is it takes 7 to 10 pounds of bluegills or other fish to produce 1 pound of bass. What we would do is to start catching the bluegill and add at least one hundred per acre so they can start reproducing as soon as the water warms up. This still may not be enough forage in your pond, because the 1 to 1 1/2 pound bass may have consumed all of the natural forage and it will be next fall before there is enough bluegill forage for your bass. Supplimental forage such as shad or fathead minnows may be needed.
Does anyone have information on Fisheries in West TN, Eastern AR, or Northern MS?
Contact your local Department of Natural Resources and they should have a list of fish dealers in your area.
Hoped this helps,
Wendy
owenandwilliams.com
