I just bought a property with a 2 acre 40+ year old lake that used to be a sand pit. The water is very clear to about 18". I have caught a few 12+ inch bass, and seen a few "perch", I don't really know what they were. There are some shallow banks, and some drop offs to about 40' where the lake is naturally fed by a spring. I want to have a pond where my kids can catch fish, I don't care what kind.
I had a local fish management guy come out and he told me I need to stock "big" bass, "big" coppernose bluegill, and some channel ctafish. He also told me I need a "2 plate" diffusser, and an automatic feeder. He said I need the big fish stocked so that they don't getr eaten when they are introduced. He told me I don't need fertilization.
Anyway, he seemed kind of pushy on the "big fish" and not willing to tell me how to get the fish I have to reporoduce and make more. Is this normal, to just stock a bunch of new fish? He told me that you stock the fish to catch, catch them, and then buy some more next year. Seems kind of screwy. I want to set up an ecosystem. I have been reading a lot on the forum, but don't even know where to start.
Any help woukld be great! thansk.
Last edited by drdriller; 06/28/12 08:23 AM.
