Howdy folks, I have put in an order for the first stocking of my new 3 1/2 ac pond from a source from a sugestion on another posting (keystone hatcheries)(I forget who that was, thanks for the heads up). We are putting in 500 bluegill 3-5", 250 largemouth 3-5", 250 channel cats 4-6" and 100 lbs of fathead minnows this spring. This fall we will add 250 smallmouth 3-5" and 300 walleye 5-7".

Should I try to have a crayfish population for forage? We have farm ditches all around us and it would be no trouble to trap and relocate them.

Thanks in advance, and I was so pleased to see the article in the magazine about the smallies. can there be anthing more fun than a big smallie on 4lb line....I think not \:D

Any opinions on the stocking would be interesting as well.