Originally Posted by travism
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Originally Posted by esshup
You will need a forage fish for the HSB that lives in the same area that it does, I'd suggest Golden Shiners. I'd throw some RES in with the LMB too,

Pat, we are OK for RES up here, it's when you start moving up into Mi that the winters get too severe and Pumpkinseeds take their place. A local public lake has both RES and PS in it.

CNBG typically won't do well up here at all.


I'm thinking no LMB for the pond. Did you mean something else?


That was for this pond: I'm thinking about stocking a one acre pond with Redear, Yellow Perch, and Hybrid Striped Bass.

The HSB live in the more central part of the pond, and don't typically look to the bottom of the pond for food like LMB do. That's why I suggested the GSH. They live in the same area of the pond as the HSB. If you are feeding the fish, having a fish that the HSB can eat isn't that big of a concern during the 50°F+ water temp days. BUT during the winter when you won't be feeding, they will feed on the GSH more than the YP or RES.

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