Pond Boss Forums STOCKING A NEW POND Types of fish to choose New Texas Pond

Here's my NE attempt to address a TX situation:

YP are cool water fish - but they still thrive in NE with water temps reching close to those of Dallas I should think [if summer average temps are any indication]. Bruce mentioned he even pulled off a YP spawn in his Dad's aerated pond this Spring. Bruce's fish in his main pond are 2.5 lbs. Mine grew from 4-6" to 9-12" in 12 mos. Do you think aeration could prove the factor to allow YP to make it in TX? This in addition to Travis' warm water tolerant strain of YP might work?

One other thing to consider is the size of David's existent LMB. If there are any size to them fusiform YP could prove an expensive snack [see HSB fingerlings]. You'd have to find some decent sized YP to stock if one has an existing LMB population with any size...

But I live in NE, what do I know.