Hi all,

Have a 2 year old one acre aerated pond in Northern Ohio, max depth 10’, with 70 original LMB, 30 new HSB (last fall), 60 CC, and BG / RES. I harvest or plan to harvest all species selectively throughout the warmer months. I feed above 55 degrees.

Active feeding / fishing goes from April to October or so. The other half of the year obviously gets slow.

I never considered it but was reading a thread or two about stocking rainbows. I’m toying with the idea of stocking some next fall and feeding them thru the winter for late winter and spring catching and eating. Here are my questions…

First, is this an OK idea or not? Next, when and how many to stock? Will they take pellets throughout the winter? Are they difficult to catch? How much will they grow? When will they die out?

Thanks in advance, Tony