Originally Posted By: FINnFUR
OK - thanks for the come back :

VA biologist says HSB will not survive in my pond - so I figure WE won't either
The HSB were my first choice.
He said you can stock HSB in VA in private ponds.
We did put Rosy red minnows in..

Zetts ; WVA or PA ? I have been calling Wva
My supplier of already stocked fish already warned me about BS from them but says have some good fish to offset the BS.
All fish I stocked 1 week ago were about 2" - except KOI . So I don't have any BG that would eat a minnow yet- I don't think.
I am trying to get the forage up before we stock YP.
Thanks for the info.


State fishery biologists are curiously often far behind the scientific curve when it comes to fishery stocking advice. I would like to know why he states HSB will not "survive" in your pond. Is it very small? Shallow? If you can detail your pond characteristics more, we can help by providing more precise guidance.

Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after. ~ Henry David Thoreau

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