Ewest,

I carried the fish in an ice chest from the lake. It is only 20 minutes drive, or so. I was worried about the water temp in the pond, as it was much warmer than the lake water still in the cooler. My daughter told me though that there was a warm layer on top and a "cold" layer beneath in the pond, so I'm guessing they will be alright.

I put 1000 FH's and 50 CNBG in there 2 months ago. Truthfully, I don't know how many of them are still alive. I put them in early (when the pond was about 2 feet deep, then it got really hot and evaporated. I only get to the place once a week at best. Going to wait until it fills up before I stock it "for real". This fall I plan to put many more FHs, and Golden Shiners, couple hundred CNBG and 25 CCs and 25 Blue Cats. Then bass next spring.

For this summer, though, I'll transplant fish from fishing trips just for fun.

3/4 acre pond