Originally Posted By: Rainman
One thing you may want to still consider is to plant all the pool and surrounding areas with some annual ryegrass to minimize erosion as the lake fills and to provide an early nutrient base for your fish.


That sounds like a great idea... I am going to look into that.

Originally Posted By: Rainman


I would NOT suggest stocking any tilapia yet unless you start getting filamentous algae problems...in year one, they could do more harm than help. First off, there will be no plant life for them to eat so they will target your forage base, plus, nothing will be large enough to eat the offspring 2-3 weeks after being released by the female and will die off uneaten in the fall to rot. Year 2 maybe 5 pounds per acre depending on vegetation growth., year 3...knock yourself out with tilapia stocking numbers if going for big bass.


Thanks for the advise, sounds good. I talked to a stocker today and he suggested:
50lbs Fathead Minnows
5000 Small Coppernose Bluegill
1000 Small Redear Sunfish

But I almost want to put more in just in case those four bass do some damage to the population. What do you think?