Thanks all for the replies. My one year old 8 acre pond was stocked with a modest 20/per acre F1s in Oct 2021. They were all 5 to 8" so I'm expecting high survival and hopefully a spawn this year. I have the opportunity to purchase a few more F1 with those being 8-10" and may add another 5/acre or so this spring.
With the possible over population of crawfish by stocking with limited predation, along with very minimal aquatic vegetation in the newly constructed pond, I'll defer the Louisiana trip to stock at this time. I will set some traps and try to catch the female crawdads this spring and look to transfer some natives.
I'm a subscriber and will look to the upcoming PB magazine article for additional info. Thanks again.
Last edited by Jambi; 03/02/22 01:59 PM.
