Thanks Shorty, I talked with the DNR and found that it doesn't matter if they stock the pond or me, state regs still apply regardless! Kind of bummed there's strings attached even if I pay for everything. I also have to buy a license because I don't live where my pond is at. The DNR explained that really the catch/length limits in my situation only apply to bass anyway, because if I transported too many/small bass and got checked, how would I be able to proove where they were caught? Doesn't apply to RES,BG,CC because there aren't any state regs on them.