If you stock now, using 1-to-2 inch bass fingerlings, your survival rate will be lower than low . . . just like the state boys get in public reservoirs when they stock tiny fingerlings in a lake full of bass, trout or walleye.

Your best bet is to stock more advanced juveniles, in the 4-to-6 inch range. These fish will cost more, but you'll get more survivors for the dollar.

Mark McDonald
Editor, Pond Boss