You can stock shiners before, after, or at the same time as the FHM. You wont need very many shiners when stocked with the FHM. What you are basically interested in is to get some GSH to large size so they are large sized brood stock when the FHM are eliminated. Also try to stock some or at least a few papershell crayfish with the minnows so they also have a chance to get established and reproduce before adding SMB. If interested in YP &/or RES as panfish, you can also stock fingerling YP in Spring when you stock the minnows or stock YP (2 sizes) in the fall with the SMB. Then the YP will spawn the next spring and provide YOY YP as extra forage for the SMB in addition to minnow shiner-forage. SMB are ALWAYS more common in fall rather than in spring. SMB fingerling are often difficult to find in Spring. YOY - young of year

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