filling pond w/ fish

[Reed77]

The home I maybe moving to has a pond, it's not very big maybe 100x30 feet. I'm wondering if I can fill it with fish? and if so what kind? This may sound a little redneck, but I'd like to 'fish' out of it too

I know next to nothing about fish, but I like fishing

[hardworkingwoman]

I was just asking about fish the other day and they told me that it is one fish per 100 gallons per water.

[kyle]

tillapia are amazingly well suited to small aquaculture type setups. I assume california is warm enough. they are great cause they eat algae too! look into aquaculture stock fish and you may get some good ideas

as for fishing them, out, i cannot honestly say i have tried that one with tillapia.

[fishhead]

It depends on what kind of fish are allowed in your area by the CA DNR.

If your water is warm enough and they are allowed bass/bluegill is a common stocking combination.


You could try looking at the free publications here. http://www.fish.washington.edu/wrac/

[Oldcountryboy]

I would probably go with hybrid blue gills. They grow fast and are very tasty. You would have to restock every spring to replace what you catch and eat.

[pheasantplucker]

Gotta know depth and bottom type. Is it spring fed or run off?

[salmonslayer91]

Panfish, Catfish i wouldnt try much else