You haven't said what your goals are. However, good fishing seems to be everyones.

Looking for big bass?

That's an awful lot of catfish unless you really enjoy catching and eating a lot of cats.

Crappie are a real question mark. Most biologists say it's not a matter of if, but when they overpopulate and stunt. Not recommended for water holes of less than 25+ acres.

The hybrid bluegill offer nothing that plain bluegill don't. They are not true hybrids but will have a limited spawn. Lousy idea.

1400 Redear is about right.

1750 coppernose is woefully inadequate. You need about 800 per acre. They are the future backbone of your forage base. Figure on 8,000.

The fatheads are about right.

700 bass is OK. However, wait a year after forage stocking before you add predators, either bass or cats. This gives your forage base an opportunity to go forth and multiply. If you want big bass, stock 50 per acre. Trust me, you will have to cull.

You said blue cats but didn't show a number for them. Those suckers get huge and a big one can pretty well mop up on your biggest bass and your channel cats. They have some fans here but not many.

I would seriously question whoever recommended this mess. You don't have anywhere enough bluegill forage to support a pond this size. Jayman is being nice when he says skeptical.

BTW, we never get tired of it. We're junkies.

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