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re: Stocking Crappie in Ponds
Posted on 1/9/13 at 10:33 pm to BFIV
Posted on 1/9/13 at 10:33 pm to BFIV
My family has had a 4 acre pond for almost 50 years. It has bass, sacs, cats but what i think is most important to keep the sac population down is a few garfish. I have heard the same thing in regards to sacs taking over a pond but in our case its not so. Matter of a fact, i wish there were more of them. Nothing better than taking the kids on an easy fishing trip and actually CATCH fish..
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Posted on 1/10/13 at 12:39 am to joeleblanc
We keep our pond stocked with hybrid bluegill, bass, catfish and crappie/white perch/specks/sac-au-laits. My understanding is that you want the black crappie rather than the white ones as they are less likely to overpopulate the pond. We have never had a problem with them. I don't know if it is because the catfish keep them in check or if we put enough fishing pressure on them. If anything, we add a few every few years when they get hard to find/catch.
They only seem to come in two sizes though, about hand sized (frying whole size) or ginormous (fillet size).
Another factor is that our pond is pretty large 5+ acres and very deep (20'+).
They only seem to come in two sizes though, about hand sized (frying whole size) or ginormous (fillet size).
Another factor is that our pond is pretty large 5+ acres and very deep (20'+).
Posted on 1/10/13 at 2:46 am to TigerDeacon
My pond is about 3 ac and I stock it with bass, bream and sacalait, both black in white. All fish are from the wild that I cought and put in there. Before I redug my pond to make it bigger, I had let it go dry. Avg depth is about 7' on one side and the other half drops to about 13'.
As far as the fishing, it's great, but I still do a catch and release. I do put a fish trap in now and then just to check how the small frys are doing along with getting a count. It looks like every time I do that, I'm getting more bass frys then sacalait. So, the sacalait are staying in check.
Come spring, I will be adding more bass I catch in the wild along with a few more sacalait.
As far as the fishing, it's great, but I still do a catch and release. I do put a fish trap in now and then just to check how the small frys are doing along with getting a count. It looks like every time I do that, I'm getting more bass frys then sacalait. So, the sacalait are staying in check.
Come spring, I will be adding more bass I catch in the wild along with a few more sacalait.
Posted on 1/10/13 at 6:52 am to JJChamp
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I always heard that they have to have flowing water but I really dont know how true that is
for them to thrive it is pretty complicated.. and yes they need not so much flowing water but a fluctuating water level.
they go from good to all effed up pretty easily.
Posted on 1/10/13 at 9:20 am to Geauxtiga
The professionals do not recommend perch for lakes under 30 acres. I have two ~ 10 acre ponds on my property. Neither has any significant cover. Both are 30+ years old, and both have white and black perch. Aside from this, they are polar opposites. One has overpopulated/stunted mostly white perch (hand size, which do make fantastic thin filets) and relatively few but huge bass. The other has overpopulated/stunted bass (< 1 lb) and few but huge perch. Both seem to be short on shad and other feeder fry, likely due to the imbalances just mentioned. So, points are (1) perch can work but are not recommended, and (2) there are many many factors in play that can affect the dynamics (size and numbers of various species) of any given lake. I understand that once the scale is tipped, it is very difficult to get balances back in check. If I were establishing a new pond, I would not include perch.
But they sure are tasty, and it's hard to beat a catch rate of > 1 per minute when they are on in early Spring.
But they sure are tasty, and it's hard to beat a catch rate of > 1 per minute when they are on in early Spring.
This post was edited on 1/10/13 at 9:22 am
Posted on 1/10/13 at 9:23 am to Dusty Bottoms
Not looked it up recently, but I think the experts say something like this:
1. Do not stock crappie in ponds
2. If you must stock crappie, stock only black crappie, but see #1
3. If you must stock black crappie, also stock hybrids, but see #1
1. Do not stock crappie in ponds
2. If you must stock crappie, stock only black crappie, but see #1
3. If you must stock black crappie, also stock hybrids, but see #1
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