Hey guys,
I built my 1 acre pond in may 2022 and added 300 RES 3” long from fish truck out of Arkansas. On August 2 2022 I Added 70 smallmouth 2” long along with 100 YP 3” long. On September 20, 2022 I added 50 more 2” SMB and 50 3” YP. SMB & YP from Zetts in PA. Thanksgiving 2022 I added 125 YP 4”-6” from Fenders hatchery. Also added 1000 golden shiners from Anderson’s minnow farm. Fenders perch spawned in February 2023. I planted parrot feather on the pond and added iris, pickerel plant, and other shore line vegetation for YP to spawn and hide. The spring fed creek that I dammed has lots of natural chubs and crawdads.
In November 2023 I added 60 rainbow trout 12” long and 100 hybrids striped bass 6” long.
Fishing has been great for RES and YP since spring of 2023. Rainbow can be caught quite easily. My question for the forum is why has only one smallie been caught in the 18 months they have been introduced. Am I being impatient or should I start planning to restock.