Pond Boss Forums STOCKING A NEW POND Types of fish to choose Restarting a 1+ acre pond

Im outside Sanger, Texas. North of Fort Worth and Dallas by about an hour and about 30 mins south of Gainesville.

I am trying to get everyone here (myself included) to dial back fishing expectations for this year. I am figuring that I should go back to a forage pond and look to add bass next year and let them grow from there. I think I have the 7 yo on my side since I told him he gets to help with the biggest science experiment ever with pond maintenance (if I can sell him on lawn care too, I am set).

I have a feeder and will continue using it. I also intend to fertilize as needed (going lighter due to the feeding).

I had not considered the idea of going with hybrid stripers (man add just one extra letter and the wife starts in with 'aha! Now I know what you fishermen are REALLY talking about on line!) For some reason I just had in my mind that they were really for much larger bodies of water (5+ acres). Im going to let that one spin in my head a bit. That may be an idea. Any harm to doing hybrid stripers and CC? I have a hard time considering owning a body of water that doesnt have a cat to pull out and fry, must be my south Louisiana roots showing.

Esshup, good info on the CC and catch and release. I hadnt realized that. I wonder if you can catch the reluctant ones by floating a fly out with the feed. Of course, that may scare them from the feed too.

Thanks for pushing me back where I should have been in the first place.

Also, I know about Todd's place down in Buffalo as the 'go-to' fish supplier. But with delivery costs what they are, its hard to get myself to where I can pull the trigger. Anyone have any experience with Pondking out of Gainesville? Just trying to figure my stocking options.

Thanks again,
John