Pond Boss Forums STOCKING A NEW POND Types of fish to choose trophy catfih pond

I odn't have any experience with cats other than Channels, and once they get caught a few times they get real hook shy in my pond. I'd stay away from carp. They stir up the bottom, keeping the water muddy and will overpopulate in a pond unless there are LOTS of predators that are large enough to eat them. If memory serves me correctly, I think without aeration you can carry about 500# of fish per acre, which is roughly the size of the pond you are talking about. So, figure out the mazimum size of the fish species that you want to have in the pond. That will tell you how many fish you can stock, allowing room for them to grow. Don't forget to figure in the forage fish as well in the weight calculation.