Pond Boss Forums STOCKING A NEW POND Types of fish to choose Catching bass

In a northern pond of typical nature, I'd say 6" for YOY is excellent. However, in newly stocked ponds, where they pond is polluted with FHM you can see over 10" for those newly stocked bass... There are many northern ponds that a bass may only reach 3" by the end of its first year. Typically if they fail to reach 2" or so, they'll not survive the winter.