taco45 Posted August 7, 2009 Posted August 7, 2009 what other kinds of fish should i put in my pond right now i have large mouth blue gills and crappie :-/ :-/ Quote
taco45 Posted August 7, 2009 Author Posted August 7, 2009 carp would be cool i ve always wanted to bow fish but the water would not be clear enough Quote
NBR Posted August 7, 2009 Posted August 7, 2009 I suggest you contact your state DNR for suggestions. The biggest problems with private ponds is over crowding and stunted fish. Quote
Super User burleytog Posted August 7, 2009 Super User Posted August 7, 2009 The rare grammar fish. Quote
Clark Stewart Posted August 7, 2009 Posted August 7, 2009 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 Quote
tutle Posted August 7, 2009 Posted August 7, 2009 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. Quote
Super User retiredbosn Posted August 7, 2009 Super User Posted August 7, 2009 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. Quote
bigtimfish Posted August 7, 2009 Posted August 7, 2009 The rare grammar fish. I hear those and the punctuation fish grow to be huge. Quote
NaturalAcoustics Posted August 7, 2009 Posted August 7, 2009 snakeheads. Definitely. LMFAO!! XD Quote
Michelle43 Posted August 8, 2009 Posted August 8, 2009 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.... Quote
Blue Streak Posted August 8, 2009 Posted August 8, 2009 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. Quote
Bassin for Walleye Posted August 8, 2009 Posted August 8, 2009 You might want a few grass carp to keep the grass down and catfish would be cool. I don't think walleye would do to well in a pond...And definitely NOT them toothy northern. Quote
DawsonH Posted August 8, 2009 Posted August 8, 2009 There is an entire section of articles dedicated to this topic on this website. Check them out bro! Quote
Super User Muddy Posted August 8, 2009 Super User Posted August 8, 2009 I would start with Live ones Quote
Lynx Posted August 8, 2009 Posted August 8, 2009 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.) Quote
libreamfisher Posted August 10, 2009 Posted August 10, 2009 what other kinds of fish should i put in my pond right now i have large mouth blue gills and crappie :-/ :-/ i wold put in some catfish in it Quote
christopherjake Posted August 10, 2009 Posted August 10, 2009 I wish I had a pond to put fish in. Quote
Super User KYntucky Warmouth Posted August 10, 2009 Super User Posted August 10, 2009 carp and catfish would be good additions....especially grass carp to keep it reasonably clean Quote
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