Pond Boss Forums STOCKING A NEW POND Creating the food chain Stocking adult bluegill

You also might want to consider stocking fathead minows. They'll only last a year or two after bass are stocked but until then they'll spawn like there's no tomorow and really help fatten up your new fingerling and sub-adult bass.

This could also be a good time to work up a population of secondary forage base species like crawdads or shiners.