Originally Posted By: edc10
Bill, I have to realize I do not have complete control over all the fish that end up in my pond over time. Mother nature can add additional stock from our creek that over flows into our pond once every 5 years or so, also causing our pond to over flow as well. The creek currently bypasses the pond during the normal rainy times. That said, I need to recognize that these very heavy rain events will occur every so often and remove/add fish to my pond. Not looking to invest in altering the path of mother nature.

Ed


Might have to step back for a minute and address a possible concern. Have you set any kind of minnow trap to see what is in the pond? With the creek flooding the pond, why isn't there some kind of fish in there already? Is it a new pond? If there is any kind of fish in there, it might change your whole stocking plan, especially sizes of stockers.

If it has flooded in the past with fish brought into it, where are they? A possibility is that it may have had fish kills every year.