ronphotodewd:
As a relatively new pond owner also, This is for your GA pond comparison...
My info: 200 BG's, 100 CCats stocked Feb09. 25 F1 LMB stocked May 09.
The pond is 3/4 acre, aerated(air pump to bottom diffuser type) and the fish(BG, CCats) are fed pellets. My cats are now 17-19" long. Some of the BG are 8 inches. I have removed 9 LMG, 7-11" for balancing. My pond used to be "Bass-heavy" I had several large bluegill, no small BG, and 12-15 skinny bass. I experienced a die-off caused from lack of O2 (phytoplankton die-off) in the summer of 2008. This gave me a chance to restock at a better fish balance, and an excuse to the spouse to spend $$$ for aeration.
I have to remove some of the cats because they are wiping out the forage for the LMG...they are good eating now. They are voracious and striking on spoons, spinners, jigs, and of course worms.
I'm still in search of the "ideal pond" config. for mine...
You can use your county extension agent for water quality testing.
I'm not an expert, nor claim to be, but your fish should be larger if those stocking dates are correct.
My advice, search, read and cross-reference a lot of internet info.
This is the site to get great info. Good luck.
