Pond Boss Forums INTRO Questions & Observations new one acre pond

It depends on your goals for the pond. If you don't want to catch any larger bass (over 15") I would wait until early fall to stock the bass.

If you expect to catch bass over 15" you will need to stock at least 1500 more BG/RES, stock 50-75 LMB this fall and after the LMB pull off a spawn (year 2 or 3 after stocking) you will need to remove around 20 pounds of LMB per year. If you don't remove bass you will end up with a bass stunted pond.

I would not stock bass larger than 4"-5" or so when you DO stock them.