Pond Boss Forums INTRO Questions & Observations Adding Blue Cats to Existing pond. Numbers?

Looking at adding some catfish in two existing ponds around 6-7 acres each.

"""I deleted Pond 1 information because I want to concetrate on pond 2 and want to keep things less confusing""""

Pond 2: Around 6 acres, deep like Pond 1. Flooded timber throughout the lake. Existing bass heavy, BG, Big GSF, and established Crappie population of all sizes.
Goal: Big catfish pond. I'll probably take out a bunch of bass and harvest some large crappie and GSF. Add CNBG 250/acre next fall. May or may not fertilize, no feeding program.



I'd like to get some ideas on Stocking Numbers for adding Blue Cats and Channels to pond 2 with the goal taken into consideration. I will go 75% Blues and 25% channels. I will be buying fish in the 10-12" size (largest I can get.) I am liking the blues just because of their size capability.

My little experience was I stocked 75 10-12" blues in a 1 acre pond last OCT. Drained the pond in Feb this year and only found around 50. something like a 65-70% survival rate at stocking I guess. Kind of weird but eitherway Im going to take this into consideration also.

I was thinking maybe 25-50 total cats per acre in pond 2.

I'd like to hear some advice and success stories please.

Thanks everyone