i have fished ponds throughout the years that would be just full of little fish..that is my worry for my pond. mine is only about 3/4 acre and my goal is to be able to catch good eating size fish..i dont expect any whopper lmb..would be nice to catch big bg though..

i stocked 2-3" bg last fall. right now i can see all different size bg..i stocked from 2 different suppliers. one was a fish truck from arkansas..supposedly they were coppernose..they all looked the same size (300)...

the other stocking was from a local that sold me 750..they were 40%bg, 40% cnbg, and 20% res......i am not sure how true those numbers are..looked like the size varied also...the guy from the state said i shouldnt stock at that time of year..he said they might over populate due to late fall spawning..i think he might have been right, because i have a bunch of all different size bg now..

Scott Hanners