Pond stocking

[colonel42]

I just purchased a home with a pond on it and was wondering if anyone has any ideas what it would take to get fish in it. The pond is about 200 yds in diameter with a depth of 15'. It does have an underground spring that keeps it full year round. My kids do a lot of fishing in the mining ponds for sunnys and gills and asked if they can start bring them home to put in the pond. Any ideas???

[ccarlson]

Talk to the DNR and get a permit or permission to do it. Transporting live fish and stocking them yourself is illegal.

Even though it may be a private pond, transporting fish from any other water is illegal. Besides the DNR may be able to help you with a plan as to the best way to create a good little fishery.

I live on a small lake that was ruined by a neighbor who decided to practice "bucket biology". It was a lake with only walleye and he decided to bring in every other species you could imagine. Now the stunted fish eat all the walleye fry. Very unfortunate.

ccarlson

[deepportage01]

right on ccarlson talk to the dnr before you do any thing FYI sunfish are very good breaders and will take over a small pond in no time at all. if you do stock it you my only get 3" gills out of there.