Pond Boss Forums STOCKING A NEW POND Types of fish to choose Stocking my pond - NE Ohio

Bill:

I don't know of any hatchery that will sell Female only YP. Who does, and what do you think they will cost?

I agree 1,000% about if a pond is used for household water and the pond needs to be as clean as possible that changes the fishery expectations for that pond completely opposite from a regular non-water source pond.

From a fish suppliers perspective, it isn't feasible (without a hefty delivery charge) to deliver 10 fish of 2-3 different species to a pond. For me, now with diesel prices @ $5/gallon, I will have to add a fuel surcharge to my free fish delivery within "X" miles' policy. There are days when I can fill up the 30 gallon fuel tank 3 times. When I pick up fish that could be filling it up 7 times in less than 48 hours. That's just to get the fish here. Then it's typically another 2-3 tanks to deliver the fish.

So to get those predatory fish 4-25RedLeg would most likely have to go pick those fish up and have them bagged.