Pond Boss Forums STOCKING A NEW POND Types of fish to choose 1/4 acre pond expectations

Thanks Bill. I was really asking to help me with my pond due to the fluctuating water levels. I was thinking of floating 1' to 18" square pieces of closed cell foam in shallower water for FHM spawning, tethered to the bottom. I want to avoid having cover sticking out from the water by a couple of feet when the water drops in the Fall.

bowjo, I've run electric under a wide driveway by using 2" PVC pipe, sticking a hose inside of it with a "sweeper" nozzle attached to the end of the hose. The water washes out the dirt thru the PVC, and I pounded the PVC further along under the driveway as the dirt washed out from in front of it. The only problem that I had was a couple of tree roots. If there were large rocks in the way I doubt that it would have worked.

Some FHM production ponds use pieces of wood abt 1 ft sq attached to a line, tethered, and floated along shore for spawning sites.

I wonder if the township woud say anything abou me running it through a culvert under the road?

They might not like it inside the culvert. If they have to repair the culvert, they'd have electricity to deal with. Is it a township road or private road?

Township ...

that is one reason I suggested running air under the road. You will have to run large electrical cable to run a compressor. It is much easier to transport air long distances than it is to transport electrons.

I have life.I just stocked FHMs and 30 little redears in my pond...Just a small bucket of fish....Now I must wait a couple months to stock the HBG....It is just crazy ,how bad I wanna see fish swimming in my new pond.Anticipation is killing me ,but I must wait.........I am really suprised how many frogs and insect life is there.The ice just left a couple weeks ago...Joe

Would love to read updates on your small now 15yr old pond!

I have two small, random data points. My in-laws in West TN have two 1/5ac ponds. One surrounded by trees, the other not. Ten years ago or so (date not clear) my BIL stocked both with BG and LMB from a local fish hatchery. He didn't do ANYTHING else; no further stocking, care, fishing, nada. Till I fished them this April and August. I never got a bite in the "tree" pond. I have since stocked that with 100 BG minnows and 2lbs of FHM. The other pond was crazy full of BG and LMB! I caught all sorts of small BG as well as plenty of breeding size. And the LMB? I caught everything from 8inchers to plenty in the 3/4lb to 1.5lb size. In August I tried for any big ones. I caught a 2lb and 3lber! I was shocked. I assume those two big boys are eating most of the forage generated in that small pond. So here we pretty much had dumb luck create about as good a LMB pond as you could make given it's size. So good sized LMB are possible in small ponds. Can't help with the dumb luck. Though my wife says I'm an expert at it. Lol...