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Anyone know how to go about stocking a small pond? What to stock? When to do it? Located in Northeast Ohio. Pond is probably about 50 yards by 40 wide...
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Ross
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P.S. new to fishing scene too, just bought this land with pond on it. I assume the smaller fish in it are yellow perch...can't identify others. some turtles in it too.. how big of fish can I put in?
Ross
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You probably need to see what you have already by either seining it or having the pond shocked. Depending on what you have; it may make sense to start over with the pond.
For stocking, I would first contact Ohio's game and fish department and see if they offer a state ran stocking program. Here in Illinois I was able to stock our 17 acre lake for $42. This included 10,000 blugill, 8500 redear, 2000 channel cats and 2000 lm bass. Another option is to contact your local grainery. In my neck of the woods, they have fish sales once or twice a year in the spring/fall timeframe.
There is a hatchery in Cincinnati that does most of Ohio. Google them. They are the best around and they can tell you what to stock.
Rather than give you wrong info, check with these guys, they helped us to get our little pond going.
http://zettsfishhatchery.com/
Reader's Digest version, build the food chain, from microscopics to minnows/crawfish/frogs, to bream, to bass & cats (predators). Don't plant cattails, they get carried away and take over. Good luck.
if you have yellow perch in there and probably bluegill like everywhere (darn things) put in some large mouths! go catch them and bring em back. thats how i roll
it depends on how frequently you are going to fish it. If you are going for good eating and can manage the pond i would go with just catfish and catch a bunch of little ones and throw them over the dam every 3 years or so. Other wise i would go with a mix of bluegill, catfish, and bass with the catfish and bluegill being put in 1 or 2 years before the bass and only put in a dozzen bass
i dont know about Ohio but in iowa the DNR has a stocking program that gives you a well balanced pond
stock it with more bluegill than all the other fish
Try bluegills-crappies-bass\cats\trout.If there's perch,they tend to co-exist with bluegills.If you don't want things to get out of hand,get a pike(male),name him,throw him in the pond-alone!
Does your pond have alot of weeds?
If I was to stock a small pond, I would stock it with brim, they don't take up much room and they are fun to catch.
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P.S. new to fishing scene too, just bought this land with pond on it. I assume the smaller fish in it are yellow perch...can't identify others. some turtles in it too.. how big of fish can I put in?
Ross
-----
visit www.norop.com the search engine for Hunters.
You probably need to see what you have already by either seining it or having the pond shocked. Depending on what you have; it may make sense to start over with the pond.
For stocking, I would first contact Ohio's game and fish department and see if they offer a state ran stocking program. Here in Illinois I was able to stock our 17 acre lake for $42. This included 10,000 blugill, 8500 redear, 2000 channel cats and 2000 lm bass. Another option is to contact your local grainery. In my neck of the woods, they have fish sales once or twice a year in the spring/fall timeframe.
There is a hatchery in Cincinnati that does most of Ohio. Google them. They are the best around and they can tell you what to stock.
Rather than give you wrong info, check with these guys, they helped us to get our little pond going.
http://zettsfishhatchery.com/
Reader's Digest version, build the food chain, from microscopics to minnows/crawfish/frogs, to bream, to bass & cats (predators). Don't plant cattails, they get carried away and take over. Good luck.
if you have yellow perch in there and probably bluegill like everywhere (darn things) put in some large mouths! go catch them and bring em back. thats how i roll
it depends on how frequently you are going to fish it. If you are going for good eating and can manage the pond i would go with just catfish and catch a bunch of little ones and throw them over the dam every 3 years or so. Other wise i would go with a mix of bluegill, catfish, and bass with the catfish and bluegill being put in 1 or 2 years before the bass and only put in a dozzen bass
i dont know about Ohio but in iowa the DNR has a stocking program that gives you a well balanced pond
stock it with more bluegill than all the other fish
Try bluegills-crappies-bass\cats\trout.If there's perch,they tend to co-exist with bluegills.If you don't want things to get out of hand,get a pike(male),name him,throw him in the pond-alone!
Does your pond have alot of weeds?
If I was to stock a small pond, I would stock it with brim, they don't take up much room and they are fun to catch.
Post an Answer