I've been doing a lot of research on creating the forage base in your pond before your bass arrive.
I believe that I want to use these species in my pond. How would you stock them?
Information:
pond (somewhere in warm fish territory)
about 20 acres in size
plenty of spawning area and cover for forage species and bass
min depth: 2'
max depth: 16'
food chain:
fathead minnows
bluntnose minnows
golden shiners
threadfin shad
gizzard shad
lake chub suckers
grass shrimp
crayfish
redear sunfish
coppernose bluegill
florida strain largemouth bass
Tilapia will be raised indoors over the winter in tanks.
Approximately 10 male and 20 female Tilapia adults will be stocked per acre every spring. (fish exceeding one pound in size).
I am hoping that proper fertilization, and slot limit management will leave me with a pond that will produce large numbers of high quality (5+ pounds) largemouth for years to come.
If you can think of any forage species that I missed please let me know. Also, if you have any stocking advice that would be appreciated as well.
