Thank you! The Brook trout pond is currently 67 degrees- as warm as it gets. These lower ponds can get up to 78 or so on the surface but its 5-6 degees cooler below- the Rainbow trout did well year round even before the expansion, so yes- they are fine year round. I appreciate your input. Smallmouth over largemouth... why do you think the smallmouth are a better option? Lower recruitment?
Also- the quarter acre pond... I'd like a different mix in there. What in your opinion would be a good call in the smaller, less diverse pond? I could also wait a year or two and see how just using it as a place to grow supplemental feed (the fatheads) works out. I could probably support a much better population in the bigger pond by adding a steady supply of fatheads...
Last edited by Hollywood; 09/06/15 09:00 AM.
