Pond Boss Forums Thread Like Summary - New pond stocking advice

Hello!
Long time lurker, first time poster.
Dozer will be on site in a few weeks to start my new one acre pond here at the house.
My plan is to aerate, feed, and place plenty habitat in this pond.
As far as what I want to stock, HBG and CC is what I’m concentrating on. Don’t have enough room for bass in just an acre in my opinion.
I understand this will be a “put and take” situation and i’m ok with that.
Do y'all this is a good combo and what other suggestions do you have?

I live in La Grange, Texas about an hour southeast of Austin.

Thanks for your time,
Noel

Welcome to the forum. Contractor better be bringing more than a dozer to the party...

Any test holes dug yet? If so, any sand, gravel or rock excavated? Has clay plasticity been determined? What's the watershed size? Have you discussed how the core trench will be constructed? Does contractor own a sheepsfoot roller? If not, how will core trench be compacted and basin/sidewalls?

I've helped hundreds of guys nationwide with leaking ponds and without exception they all wished they'd found us [Pond Boss] before they started the project. Thankfully, you just have. If you want to chat I can provide a checklist of what the pond builder should be doing - if any of these steps are unfamiliar to the contractor, seek another contractor. Too much to relate here, not much of a typist these days, but can cover a lot of ground on a short call. Happy to help, it's my duty as a volunteer here, and my time is free to this community.

TJ

tj@hudlandmgmt.com

The pond would be a lot easier to manage if they didn't reproduce in the pond.

The Fatheads will help boost growth on your CC, and maybe a bit on the HBG depending on their size. If the Fatheads can pull off a few spawns before you put in predators, it will help Eventually the fatheads will dwindle to very few.

The Red Ear Sunfish will keep snails down to a minimum in your pond, and that will help prevent grubs/parasites in the flesh of the fish that you want to harvest/eat.