Stocking a pond

jooleyen · 01-15-07, 08:52 PM

There is a pond nearby, and I go to it a lot, because I know they stock it with rainbow trout every spring. The pond has some stream that flows out from the pond to somewhere else.

There is also a lake nearby. Can I bring bass from that lake and put them in the pond? Will they live? How long will it take for them to multiply?

Here is the picture. Maybe it'll help show the size compared to a baseball field.

Rebbasser · 01-15-07, 09:24 PM

I don't see why you couldn't. They'll live if you are careful with them during transport. As far as reproducing that's Mother Nature's dept

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jooleyen · 01-15-07, 09:47 PM

So I'll need to catch a male and female? How can I tell them apart? Do I only need to catch one? How would you transport them? The drive is about 1.5 miles.

texasbasser · 01-15-07, 09:50 PM

try to catch as many as possible, more chances of babies.

Rebbasser · 01-15-07, 09:57 PM

You would have to be a biologist to figure out which is which. Transport them? Fill an ice chest with pond water, put them in and drive over. Preferably with an aerator in the ice chest to keep oxygen in the water..

pig n jig · 01-15-07, 09:58 PM

It might be a good idea to get permission to release bass in some one elses pond.

P N J

Rebbasser · 01-15-07, 10:00 PM

Good point, PnJ.

01-15-07, 08:52 PM	#1
jooleyen BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 1,509	Stocking a pond There is a pond nearby, and I go to it a lot, because I know they stock it with rainbow trout every spring. The pond has some stream that flows out from the pond to somewhere else. There is also a lake nearby. Can I bring bass from that lake and put them in the pond? Will they live? How long will it take for them to multiply? Here is the picture. Maybe it'll help show the size compared to a baseball field. Last edited by jooleyen; 01-15-07 at 09:01 PM.

01-15-07, 09:24 PM	#2
Rebbasser BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 10,141	I don't see why you couldn't. They'll live if you are careful with them during transport. As far as reproducing that's Mother Nature's dept . __________________ It's happened to the best of them: John 21:3

01-15-07, 09:57 PM	#5
Rebbasser BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 10,141	You would have to be a biologist to figure out which is which. Transport them? Fill an ice chest with pond water, put them in and drive over. Preferably with an aerator in the ice chest to keep oxygen in the water.. __________________ It's happened to the best of them: John 21:3

01-15-07, 10:00 PM	#7
Rebbasser BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 10,141	Good point, PnJ. __________________ It's happened to the best of them: John 21:3

01-15-07, 09:47 PM	#3
jooleyen BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 1,509	So I'll need to catch a male and female? How can I tell them apart? Do I only need to catch one? How would you transport them? The drive is about 1.5 miles.

01-15-07, 09:50 PM	#4
texasbasser BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: San Antonio, Tx Posts: 2,301	try to catch as many as possible, more chances of babies.

01-15-07, 09:58 PM	#6
pig n jig BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Avoca, NY Posts: 3,508	It might be a good idea to get permission to release bass in some one elses pond. P N J

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