Hollywood,
Just keep in mind If you plant bluegil or yellow perch you will need a good predator fish to keep them cropped down. Trout won't do it. And trout even if fed pellets, that grow well, they typically won't live longer than 3 or 4 years in a pond.
Brook trout are exceptionally short lived with brown the longest lived. Rainbows are in between the two.
At least that's been my experience.
That said they can get quite large in that period of time.
I've grown 3 year old brook trout over 6 lbs, and 5 year old brown trout 12 lbs., and 5 year old rainbow a little over 9 lbs.
Last edited by Cecil Baird1; 09/06/15 06:31 PM.
