So I did put in a call with Steve at Shelby Fish Farms and at Brehms for Perch...
Brehms won't have any perch for this spring... a small chance they'll have some 2-3" ers
Shelby Fish Farms isn't stocking until April so I'll likely miss a spawn chance for perch. Also Steve said he isn't sure what he will get in, so we will have to see when we get to April.
That being said, I may need to adjust my plan:
Does anyone have any experience with fish from Freshwater Farms in Urbana, OH? They have some cheaper prices on HSB, and I haven't called them on RES or YP availability yet.
See below adjusted plan.. yell at me if you think it is stupid to add hybrid crappie before the HSB in the fall. I was just thinking adding them before predators would allow them to get above eating size, then stocking good size HSB in the fall would allow them to knock out the spawned fish the following spring easily. Lastly does anyone have good suggestions on IDing RES so that no mutt sunfish make it in the pond if I do go smaller than 4-6" do to availabilty?
Late Spring of 2022
50 Redear 4-6" (if available may have to go smaller) 20 YP 8-10" (if available may have to go smaller) 20 YP 4-6" (if avaible may have to go smaller) 40 YP 3-4" 50 Hybrid BCP (if I can get them from Hoosier) 5# FHM
Fall 2022 12 HSB 10-12" bumping up size to account for hybrid crappie spawn in spring of 2023 5# FHM 5# GSH
