I just got back from Waugamans, they are 5 miles from my home and are supplied by Willow Springs. I’m sitting by the pond acclimating…….
Well, they will need something to eat, and your pond will have yet to have developed any other kind of natural food sources.
That's why I mentioned a feeding program.
However, as Bill Cody said, you can easily wait until Spring to stock fish.
Most of us here can't stand the anticipation and thus feel the need to stock waters as soon as possible.
Waugamans Bait Store on State Rt. 1035 has fatheads in stock. You could always get a few dozen and throw them in.
Also, when I used the word 'acclimate' in a previous post, that means to match the water temp of the bucket you're carrying the fish (to be stocked) in, to the water in the pond. Generally, this is done by pouring pond water into the bucket gradually, over 15 minutes or so, until the bucket water matches the pond water. There are other tricks for that, but that's the basics.
With your water temps right around 70 degrees, you could still pull off some fathead spawning this week and the next few weeks.
