Pond Boss Forums STOCKING A NEW POND Types of fish to choose fall stocking of new pond

Stock the minnows, let hang out and own the pond for a year before stocking predators. Read "baitfish cocktail" article. If you are stocking smallmouth, find and read the 5 part series on smallmouth by Bill Cody. 2 years after stocking smb (2-4in) and (4-6in), 3 years after minnows, smb have reached 15 inches and spawned both years. It is a bit of a wait, but well worth it. Stock small numbers of smb and watch them explode in size. I stocked only 75 in 1.25 acre pond. They are doing great.

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