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Stocking a Pond
Posted on 6/19/11 at 7:49 am
Posted on 6/19/11 at 7:49 am
My family just bought some land in MS. The previous owner was in the process of building a 10 acre pond on it. We are going to finish it up and plan on stocking it with a few species. I am trying to get as much information on how, whats the best ratio, and so on. The main fish that we want is bass, bream, sac-au-laut, and possibly catfish. Any advice from personal experienc?
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Posted on 6/19/11 at 8:08 am to DeepSouth513
10 acres is no pond. Contact the Mississippi wildlife and game and they will put you in contact with the right people. 
Posted on 6/19/11 at 8:20 am to AU1960
I'd go with the F1 tiger bass. Supposed to be one of the more aggressive bass
Posted on 6/19/11 at 8:21 am to DeepSouth513
quote:I hear not to do this. I know I would want them. Is there a sterile version?
sac-au-laut
Posted on 6/19/11 at 8:36 am to AlxTgr
I did a google search about a sterile version and found something that is called a triploid crappie. Its a hybrid of a female black and a black stripped crappie from Arkansas. It said that it may not be able to be sold out of fisheries just yet. The studies and all were being done by MSU
Posted on 6/19/11 at 8:39 am to DeepSouth513
crappie and bass will compete for the same baitfish. i would choose one or the other and substitute with bream instead.
crappy will multiply quicker and rob more of the young baitfish away from the bass.
crappy will multiply quicker and rob more of the young baitfish away from the bass.
Posted on 6/19/11 at 9:00 am to DeepSouth513
Put some red snapper, redfish, and a few tuna.
Posted on 6/19/11 at 9:30 am to DeepSouth513
Stock with Bass, Tilapia as the bait fish... Seriously, we did this in a 9 acre pond in Arkansas and the bass went from 4-6lbs. in a 1.5 years up to 8-9 lbs consistently...
Tilapia are the shite when it comes to baitfish.
Don't do white perch, they'll take over the pond.
Tilapia are the shite when it comes to baitfish.
Don't do white perch, they'll take over the pond.
This post was edited on 6/19/11 at 9:31 am
Posted on 6/19/11 at 9:31 am to tigerdup07
quote:And crappie will eat eggs of other fishes but if it were me I'd put crappie cause they're my favorite to catch and eat.
crappie and bass will compete for the same baitfish.
Seems like I remember that if you put bass, wait till the second year so the other fish can have a head start and the bass don't eat 'em all up.
Your local Wildlife & Fisheries should be able to help you or an Ag Ext. Service.
This post was edited on 6/19/11 at 9:33 am
Posted on 6/19/11 at 10:20 am to Funreaux
quote:I remember a similar thread a while back someone was saying that sacaulait are one of the few fish that don't eat their own young, which is why they'll take over a pond. I remember the consensus being if you stock a pond with crappie it will end up being the only fish you'll catch in there.
Don't do white perch, they'll take over the pond.
Posted on 6/19/11 at 12:01 pm to DeepSouth513
Put plenty of brush in it if you havent already...
Posted on 6/19/11 at 12:14 pm to TigersSEC2010
quote:
Put some red snapper, redfish, and a few tuna.
And a couple Black Marlin! Seriously, I would stock it with Florida Bass & Copper Nosed Bluegill.
Posted on 6/19/11 at 12:20 pm to DeepSouth513
My BIL built a pond on his land and he stocked it with catfish and bream. Some of the catfish have now grown to 5-6 lbs. He got a lot of advice from AG EXT service.
Posted on 6/19/11 at 5:13 pm to DeepSouth513
make sure to stock it with minnows too
Posted on 6/19/11 at 8:07 pm to LSU Tigershark
Talapia....pond too small for Talapia as a baitfish. They are more invasive than crappie. Red shad is the best forage for a pond that size.
Posted on 6/19/11 at 9:40 pm to DeepSouth513
My inlaws live on a pond in florida that is completely taken over by talapia. I wouldn't stock those personally, but I am not well informed.
For Recreation:
I like the idea about florida bass and copper-nosed bream. Both of those grow faster and bigger than others of the same genus.
For Armageddon:
Catfish and bream.
Good luck....and enjoy the property.
For Recreation:
I like the idea about florida bass and copper-nosed bream. Both of those grow faster and bigger than others of the same genus.
For Armageddon:
Catfish and bream.
Good luck....and enjoy the property.
Posted on 6/19/11 at 10:39 pm to WAR TIGER
Yea talapia are bad news. They protect their young by keeping them in their mouth so the mortality rate on their creel is very low. Also they dont bite a line. So culling them down is difficult.
Posted on 6/19/11 at 10:47 pm to DeepSouth513
We went strictly bass and bream (great baitfish) 10-1 bluegill-bass ratio. This comes from pond boss and the guy that we used to stock.
We also stock 10 lbs of minnows 2x a year.
We also stock 10 lbs of minnows 2x a year.
Posted on 6/19/11 at 11:03 pm to DeepSouth513
We stocked a pond in miss with hybrid bluegill. Got big quickly. We moved away after about three years but they are not supposed to overpopulate a pond. Catfish in pond also.
Posted on 6/20/11 at 1:07 am to Nodust
quote:85 to 95 percent are male, so reproduction is decreased and overcrowding is less likely.
We stocked a pond in miss with hybrid bluegill. Got big quickly. We moved away after about three years but they are not supposed to overpopulate a pond. Catfish in pond also.
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