Pond Boss Forums STOCKING A NEW POND Types of fish to choose Mystery fish

Despite the large gape, no yellow or orange on the fin margins (to me) dispels any GSF genes in the mix.

Did the panfish grow in length since being stocked?

Shad on bird legs? I seriously doubt it. If the reservoir is upstream, then they could have followed the water downstream, but are you sure that they are threadfin and not gizzard shad? Is the stream connected to the reservoir?

What type and amount of cover for small fish to hide in do you have in the pond? When I say amount, I'm talking square footage or percent of the ponds surface area.

Do you have a feeder on the pond to feed the fish?

Have you weighed and measured the fish, then checked that number against the relative weight chart in the archives?