Hello again. Sorry for the absence but I was really busy with work and seeing some distant family again. Thanks Txelen for the thermometer help. I have an underwater one for pools that should work.
CJ- If I do wait 2-3 years to stock sunfish, should I just stock adults? I like the idea of RBS, although I don't know of anyone who could stock them in New England. Does anyone know of anyone? I don't know much about them. Do they reproduce less often, or have fewer offspring. What's the real advantage over PKs? I do know baitshops that sell northern redbelly dace, and plan to ask around for them or any of the other two forage species.
I don't want TM. I think they will go after my WE, YP and SMB before they look at sunfish.
We'll see about Brown trout. I might add a few of them eventually once the balance is set.
TJ - There is vegetation in my pond. I can't really say the percentage, it's mostly on one side. Also, GSH and FH are already stocked. There is a spring, but it isn't very large and doesn't do much to the pond and there is a stream that only flows after rains and during the spring. It comes from the marsh, which does not contain any fish besides small minnows which I believe are some kind of chub. They only get about 3" max. It has been dry around here, and water has kept very well, better than I thought. How do I test water clarity? Is it when an object comes out of view?
I was thinking about deepening the creek when it is dry and adding rock to create a channel. Possibly some WE spawning?
Alright, recap. I'm going to try to find some other forage fish like the ones CJ kindly mentioned. Other fish species include SMB and YP. I still want more info of RBS and PK sunfish. Finally Walleyes. Could somebody help me out on stocking rates? I also plan on trying out a mix of rainbows and brooks, maybe 30 as somebody said. Just to see how they do, I hope the brooks can survive the summers.
Last edited by CBopp; 07/16/10 06:43 PM.
