Lots of time to figure out stocking strategies - IMO the real key at this time is finding that ideal parcel whose watershed will support a lake of this size; where other ponds aren't draining into and infesting with unintended species; and whose soils are appropriate upon which to build a pond. Those are 3 biggies in your cross hairs right now. Fulfilling those criteria sometimes takes years. Remember, all it takes is two BG, BH, etc to escape from upstream and your specialty fishery is altered significantly and permanently. Be deliberate and thoughtful with the land selection considering your fishery goals.


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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