Originally Posted by Droptine
I just built a 2 acre pond in west central Illinois last October. The pond probably has a little less than an acre of water in it right now and is around 10 feet deep at its deepest. It will be around 18 feet deep at its deepest when full. I’d like to get some fish started in it but I’m not sure if I should just wait for it to get full to put anything other than fathead minnows in it. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I’m looking to have LMB, BG, RES and some CC. I might put some other types of fish in later on down the road.

You can stock now. Austin or Nate will set you up correctly. Just ask them for advice on stocking to align with your fishery goals. They might have some options for you that you never considered. We will swap fish back and forth depending who has what. grin I'd ask them what they recommend for your area, you probably could go with something different than the traditional LMB/BG/RES/CC pond if you wanted to.

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3/4 to 1 1/4 ac pond LMB, SMB, PS, BG, RES, CC, YP, Bardello BG, (RBT & Blue Tilapia - seasonal).