stocking a pond

diymirage said
think i mentioned this before, but i got a little pond in the back yard
according to google (how cool is it you can measure stuff with their satellite view?)

anyway, it comes down to 9000 square feet, about 0.20 acres
best i can tell there is one real good catfish in there, one koi, some perch and a way way way too many bluegill
i mean, tiny little bluegill, that dont grow because they crowd themselves out

so, i just put in an order for 25 largemouth bass, 25 channel cats and 2 pounds of minnows

im pretty excited to get these (will be around the middle of may)

you guys have any experience with this?

I have stocked a few ponds over the years and the numbers of fish they gave you are about right (maybe a little heavy on the channel cars by about 5-7).

The bass should grow to 10-12” long in the first year and add another 2-3” in the second year in your climate. The third year, they should become beefier but won’t add more than another 1-2” of length in your climate. They will likely top out at around 16” and 3.5 lbs.