Thought I would share my shiner fry experience to date for all to read. I did a siphon and refill of my pond over the winter of 08/09. The pond (1.5 acres) refilled quickly so I added 15 lbs. FHM and 250K shiner fry in May 2009. I hand feed when I can (maybe twice a month). I added 1000 bluegills in the fall and 75 bass this spring. I can't say how many shiners survived but there are a bunch of them. A whole bunch! They range from 2-4". So seemingly in my particular scenario, they did pretty well. I do have pretty steep banks so time will tell if they can maintain a population. The bass I stocked were 3". I will wet a line this fall and see what kind of growth I got first year.
