Thanks Bill. Bob Lusk is doing my initial stocking plan and my ongoing management plan, including the harvest plan. It's a new pond. We are stocking in March. I felt comfortable with the trout part of the question, but the shad part I wasn't sure about. Not sure on cost of shad, knowing you would likely have to do each year if you wanted to keep this supplemental stocking in place. In theory, it seems like a great idea to,add to the summer forage and then an easy snack in the winter for the bass, as they start to die below 40 deg. My goal is trophy bass. We are going to be pushing the limits on stocking, forage, feeding etc...
Although I am interested in this question for me, it's also a overall philosophical question for bass ponds in general.
stocking trout in fall, threadfin shad in spring. Knowing they will likely die
