If you already have brook trout fishing might I suggest another stocking plan? RBT and/or brown trout would work. The rainbows taste good and bite more readily and the browns would add diversity. Problem with all these trout is forage. Add FHM and spawning structure along with fertilizing.

Another idea would be to dig out some additional shallow water, fertilize to fix the pond's infertile water, and stock cool water fish along with some RBT.

Either way, make more or better utilize the shallow water and fertilize to increase growth rates.


0.7 acre pond stocked 2020, LMB, PS, YP.