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I suggest you contact your state DNR for suggestions. The biggest problems with private ponds is over crowding and stunted fish.

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definitely talk to DNR. If I'm not mistaken they'll even come out and do a kinda survey of your pond and tell you how many fish it could hold and what types would be best. From a family experience be careful with the cats. My uncle put them in at the wrong time and they ate all his yearling bass. 5 years ago we were catching 3-5 pound spots like crazy then came the catfish and within 2 years you never saw another small fish - now the only thing left is old spots and catfish. We're having to catch all the cats but a few back out

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Bass , bluegill, and crappie.That is all you need.Why would you want anything else unless it was shiners to feed what you have?Cat6fish? We don't need no stinking catfish.

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How big is your pond, how deep, will you supplemental feed, good algea production, any cover, etc.  All of these variables need to be taken into consideration.  Also consider that the channel cat is one of the most efficient predators you can put into a pond.  A friend of mine had his pond decimated by channel cats.  The larger bass starved, the crappie, and bluegills were eaten.  A decent size channel will eat an 8" bass easily.  Then again I can go to his pond and catch 30lb cats, nothing else but a lot of cats.  So I tell everyone to think carefully before adding catfish to their pond.

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Are you serious?

How big is your pond?

I have a large Koi pond in my backyard.  Watching them grow is a joy to me.

My pond fish are pets.    Fishing for wild fish is fun, fishing in a man made pond is like trying to find a husband/wife while they are in jail.  They have no other option....

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Big hungry critters! And not too smart.

I think you have it pretty well covered, maybe some kind of minnow for forage. Best advice, check with the DNR.

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what other kinds of fish should i put in my pond right now i have large mouth blue gills and crappie :-/ :-/

Preferably ones that swim! (Sorry had to do it, was just there.)

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