I just bought a house and it came with a tiny pond. My sons love fishing, so I'd like to stock it so they can fish when they visit on the weekends. My oldest does not enjoy catching bluegill and is most interested in Bass fishing, but I told him it might not be possible due to its small size.
The pond is around 2800 square feet or .07 acres. Yeah, less than 1/10 of an acre, like I said tiny. The footprint is about the same as my house, see attached pic. At it's deepest point, it is around 5.5-6 feet deep. The only thing we have seen in it are frogs, tadpoles and turtles.
I've asked lots of people in the area and get tons of different responses on what, and how much I can put in there. Decided I needed to get online and ask the experts.
There is one fish hatchery that comes to my local area twice a year to sell fish. This is what they suggested to me:
Spring: 30-50 bluegill, 4-5 channel cats, and 1000 fathead minnows (the smallest amount they sell on their deliveries) Fall: 10-15 largemouth bass
Now, I realize they are in the business of selling fish, and I'd love to believe their numbers, but I just don't.
I'm open to other suggestions.
Here is what they carry: Channel Catfish Blue Catfish Bluegill Sunfish Hybrid Sunfish Redear Sunfish Largemouth Bass Black Crappie Fathead Minnows Grass Carp
And if I travel to a different hatchery I could also get: Hybrid Striped Bass Northern Yellow Perch
I'm not looking necessarily for a source of food in my pond. Mainly just looking for some sport fishing for the boys. Is that even possible?
