Hello,

I have been reading and lurking for about a month now and thought I would say hi. I am having my first pond built this coming March. It will be somewhere between 3/4-1 acre in size.

I have learned a tremendous amount about ponds and what it takes to make them successful. I want to say thank you for all the valuable information that is shared on this forum.

I will definitely speak with my builder regarding construction methods and I've already begun making fish habitat out of old pallets I have in my barn. I actually have an old satellite dish in my pasture i'm thinking of cutting down and using as habitat.

I've read a lot about what to stock and I am slightly confused on what I should do. My plan is to stock FHM asap and begin to grow some forage. Depending on how fast it fills, I figured my first stocking would not be until fall of 2017 for other fish.

I like the idea of YP, RES, LMB, HSB, and HBG. What species should go in after the FHM?

Any input is greatly appreciated.

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