Pond Boss Forums STOCKING A NEW POND Creating the food chain Fish Supplier Question

In my search for a FHM source for my recently remodeled and lined .9 acre pond in North Central Texas I came across https://www.stockmypond.com/
Their truck is going to be somewhat near my farm in early May 2026. Unless warned otherwise I intend to buy FHM and CNBG. Any PB members have history with these folks at Stock My Pond?

Suggest you call Bob Lusk and ask him for advice.

I’ve heard of them but neither plus or minus comes to mind.

CNBG and fatheads are fairly generic so I wouldn’t hesitate to use or buy from them.

Thanks. I will report my purchase experience after buying.

I bought from Anderson minnow farm, ordered 9:45 am next day at 12:30 pm they were on my porch. Just an option.

The FH should not be an issue. You should call them and ask about their CNBG sources. Sometimes truck sales are in poor condition and are not necessarily what you ordered. Don't know about this group.

If the exact species are not needed for some special type of fishery combination, then traveling fish trucks can be a source of your fish. It only takes a male & female of the wrong species to create some unwanted fish in the pond.
However when a specific type of fish species combination is very important, all fish received should be hand sorted due to frequent forms of unintentional and accidental mixing of the fish species during the live fish growing and selling business. IMO this more commonly occurs with traveling fish trucks but it is known to happen at all fish farms especially when buying the small fingerling sized fishes.

I recently purchased some fish from a fish truck. I just wanted a few more RES so wasn't too concerned about where I was getting them from. When I met up with the fish truck on Friday, I found out that they had left the hatchery on Monday and this was their last stop before heading back. The fish were alive but very sluggish and not in great shape. If you could find out what order you are in terms of stops, that may help out a bit. It's been a struggle to get my pond stocked in Central Texas so totally understand if that's your only option.

Update on my fish truck experience:
The StockMyPond fish truck was scheduled to stop at the Tractor Supply store in Mineral Wells,Tx at 2:00-3:00 PM Thursday 5/7. It arrived about 15 minutes late. I was the first of six people to be served. The driver stood at ground level and took orders and collected payment while his assistant up on the truck scooped fish into plastic bags and added oxygen. Purchasers had no way of seeing into the fish tanks. Place your order, pay, move to back of truck and assistant hands you bags of fish. Based on this lack of visibility, I opted only to buy 10lbs. of FH minnows at $15/lb. The minnows looked active and healthy and the water was much colder than I expected. I drove an hour to my pond and mixed pond water into the two bags and slowly introduced them to their new home. There were fewer than 25 dead minnows.
My plans going further:
My pond is only about 1/3 filled since the liner was installed. Rain forecast is optimistic for next two weeks. I am fortunate that the North Paluxy river crosses my property and with some effort I can pump water from it into my pond.I also have a windmill that runs continuously to battle evaporation loss.
I plan to focus on FH reproduction and then introduce Hybrid Blue Gill and Green Sun Fish and native Black Bass caught from the river. I intend to be selective and patient. Thanks for reading.

In another post titled DIY Forage Pond Liner, I offered free trimmings left over from my liner project. So far I have had no takers. Based on what I paid for the liner, these pieces represent more than $1300 worth of 30mil BTL liner material. If you have any interest send me a PM.
https://forums.pondboss.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=579014#Post579014

Just a report, FYI.

I picked up 50 LMB and 50 YP fingerlings from a fish truck visit to our county Soil and Water Conservation District today. They came from a supplier in Shelby County, halfway across Ohio. All the fingerlings looked good upon my receipt of them; I lost one mortality in each batch driving them home 10 miles in rush hour, then transhipping them in a UTV to my ponds.