Pond Boss Forums Thread Like Summary - 1 year after stocking question

Hey everyone, I’m coming up on a year after stocking my pond with catfish, bass, and carp. However, I haven’t been able to spot any of the catfish or bass, and the carp have been elusive for the past few months. I do see the bluegill, both hybrid and regular. I’ve been feeding them in the summertime and stopping when the temperature drops, and I’ve just started feeding again. Considering these factors, I’m thinking about adding more fish/fathead minnows this coming week. Any recommendations on what I should add to my 1-acre pond? Any insights or advice would be greatly appreciated! Below is what I stocked it with 1 year ago. It’s an old pond that had little to no fish before my initial stocking. Deepest part is 13 ft.


75 bass
150 catfish
15 cups of flat head minnows
3 carp
200 hybrid specklbelly
200 bluegil

You will need to up the Bluegill stocking rate to between 20:1-30:1 for a BG/LMB ratio.

After the LMB have spawned, you need to harvest 20 to 25 pounds of them per year. Unfortunately you didn't start with a clean slate, so you have no idea how many of the initial stockers were eaten by the other fish in the pond.