I think your odds of having a healthy largemouth and smallmouth population are slim. The smallmouth that you stock would probably live, but I doubt that they would thrive. You wouldn't be wasting your time as much as you'd be wasting money...smallmouth are typically more expensive than largemouth.

If you have your heart set on smallmouth, then skip stocking largemouth, and re-think the whole stocking plan. However, unless you have deep, cool water, the pond is probably better suited for largemouth.

Mike Robinson
Keystone Hatcheries


Mike Robinson
Keystone Hatcheries