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Stocking and Management of Your Pond
Arkansas
Pondstockers have a new stocking chart and managing charts found on their
website that is very helpful.
Recommended stocking rates for a one acre pond if you DO NOT PLAN TO
FEED your fish.
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Species |
1st Option -Combination |
2nd Option -Combination |
Channel Catfish Only |
| Largemouth Bass |
100 |
150 |
-- |
| Hybrid Bluegill |
400 |
600 |
-- |
| Channel Catfish |
300 |
-- |
400 |
| Black Crappie* |
100 |
150 |
-- |
| Fathead Minnows/lbs.** |
10 |
12 |
10 |
| White Amur*** |
3-15 |
3-15 |
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Recommended stocking rates for a one acre pond if you PLAN TO FEED
your fish.
|
Species |
1st Option -Combination |
2nd Option -Combination |
Channel Catfish Only |
| Largemouth Bass |
100 |
200 |
-- |
| Hybrid Bluegill |
600 |
1000 |
-- |
| Channel Catfish |
600 |
-- |
1200 |
| Black Crappie* |
100 |
100 |
-- |
| Fathead Minnows/lbs.** |
8 |
10 |
10 |
| White Amur*** |
3-15 |
3-15 |
3-15 |
Recommended stocking rates for a one acre fed pond with quality water
supply and low level management.
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Species |
Combination |
Large Mouth Bass & Hybrid
Bluegill only |
Channel Catfish Only |
| Largemouth Bass |
300 |
300 |
-- |
| Hybrid Bluegill |
1500 |
2000 |
-- |
| Channel Catfish |
1000 |
-- |
2000 |
| Black Crappie* |
50 |
-- |
-- |
| Fathead Minnows/lbs.** |
8 |
16 |
8 |
| White Amur*** |
3-15 |
3-15 |
3-15 |
*Black Crappie should be stocked in ponds of a minimum of 2 acres, with five
acres being preferred.
**Fathead Minnows are recommended at the rate of 8-16 lbs./acre to establish
a forage base.
***White Amur are recommended at the rate of 3-5 fish/acre for low
vegetation; 6-10/acre for moderate vegetation and 11-15 fish/acre for high
vegetation.
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR TEMPERING FISH |
| Temper fish before releasing to avoid shock due to
temperature difference. Open bag(s) add one quart of pond water at a
time, wait 3-5 minutes then continue to add pond water-one quart at a
time, until the temperature of the water in the bag and the pond are the
same. If so, you can release the fish into the pond. If not,
continue to add pond water to the bag of fish until the water temperature
is equal.
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| Information on this page was taken from
literature provided by Arkansas Pondstockers |
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