I will offer some experience from my 1/2 acre. The fish farms were recommending I stock 50 LMB. I stocked 25 LMB a year after stocking BG and FH minnows based on what I read here that a pond will support 100lbs per acre, 50lbs in my case or 25 2LBers. I knew I would have to remove some eventually to grow them larger and feed to help push them along. Probably the biggest mistake I've made is simply not being proactive enough in removing fish and instead reacted to problems once I saw effects. Fish only live so long and grow for that limited time so by waiting until I saw they were getting thin I've limited their potential.
