Proceed carefully on adding either BG and/or bass to a 1/3 acre Texas pond. Both are spawning machines. I've seen, and experienced more than a few fish kills due to oxygen depletion.

If it were me, and it's not, I would go with hybrid bluegills for the kids and the kid that's in all of us. They have limited spawns. I also like about 10 or 12 hybrid stripers in a pond that size.

Only bass can keep up with bluegills spawning. But nothing can keep up with bass spawning in our long Texas warm seasons.

Nothing at all wrong with cats, hbg and some hybrid stripers. The only down side with the stripers is their fishing mortality rate during hot weather.

Last edited by Dave Davidson1; 03/17/16 05:34 AM.
It's not about the fish. It's about the pond. Take care of the pond and the fish will be fine. PB subscriber since before it was in color.

Without a sense of urgency, Nothing ever gets done.

Boy, if I say "sic em", you'd better look for something to bite. Sam Shelley Rancher and Farmer Muleshoe Texas 1892-1985 RIP Grandpa