Pond Boss Forums MANAGING AN EXISTING POND Evaluating and adjusting fish populations Gravel Pit Trout Stocking

""So basically remove 300 bass and add 300 trout.""
That was just a suggestion. The numbers can vary based on budget and availability. However for the best survival and success of the trout so they do not have as much competition from bass, remove one bass for each trout stocked. The other factor that could change the ratio is if the trout are feed pellets each day. Then I would remove 1 bass for around every 5 trout stocked.

Adding predator fish on top of existing predator fish community generally puts too much competition on the food balance of the lake/pond and the entire fishery as a whole SUFFERS - declines. The system is able to produce a specific amount of food. Overcrowding the number of predators per acre never results in a good balance and all have less to eat - growth slows.