Pond Boss Forums Thread Like Summary - How long until catchable?

I began stocking a 1 acre pond June of last year. I put in 400 BG fingerlings , 150 channel cat fingerlings, 400 red ear sunfish and 10 lbs of minnows. Ive fed them pretty minimally. Im wondering if I should expect these fish to be big enough to catch this spring/summer? Pond is in southern missouri.

I would think the fingerling BG would now be over 4-5" long.

I would guess the channel cats are now 6-8" long.

These are conservative guesses based on the comment that you are feeding minimally. None of the fingerling-stocked BG or CC would have been able to eat minnows for several months, maybe by Sept/October '21.

So, yes, fish will be big enough to be caught using hook/line.

In a new 1 ac Missouri pond with no other fish than those you said were stocked I am thinking the fish will be in the next larger size class than guessed by Sunil. BG & RES will be 5"-7" and CC could be 9-11". Go fishing and report your results. You might be pleasantly surprised. Fish will grow fast in a new pond with low competition due to the numbers that you stocked in 1 ac, especially if the water develops a new pond bloom and it is not turbid all summer from silt / clay in the water. Expect the BG and RES to spawn this spring.