Pond Boss Forums STOCKING A NEW POND Types of fish to choose New 3 acre pond

If you are stocking GSH early consider the stocking of GSH fry from Andersons Minnow Farm. Their minimimum order would be more than enough GSH. Do your homework, compare prices of fry vs larger GSH. IMO you would not need as many stocker larger GSH as FHM. Since GSH are a larger size and will likely spawn twice (2012 & 2013) before the 3" bass are big enough to eat the adults you will have lots of brooder GSH by the time the FHM are practically eliminated. IMO you can do well with 6-12 lbs (2-4 lbs/ac) of spawner GSH when the FHM (20-25 lbs) go in, assuming you start with fingerling LMB. If you stock GSH, make sure you have spawning places for them and FHM. They spawn differently. Again do your homework.
http://www.andersonminnows.com/foragefish.htm