Flathead Catfish Pond Stocking

Crappie thriving together in the same pond for 14 years now.

Flathead catfish pond stocking. Or if the person stocked 2 to 3 Flatheads they ended up with the same thing. 20 lb to 40 lb fish are very common. If your pond fluctuates considerably in surface area stock it based on the average annual low-water surface area.

Check out our Recommended Pond Stocking Rates on Largemouth Bass Channel Catfish Hybrid Bluegill Coppernose Bluegill Redear Bream Florida Hybrid Bass Diploid and Triploid Grass Carp White Amur Black Crappie Oriental Koi Florida Bass and Fathead Minnows then go to. However when most people think of catfish they are usually referring to the three largest members of the family. Dec 31 2004 Flathead catfish were stocked into two separate ponds determined to have excessive bullhead populations.

We take great pride in the success of our management programs and treat every pond or lake as if it were our own. Pond owners who wish to add an additional species to that combination can do so by replacing 25 to 30 of the bluegill with redear sunfish. Apr 30 2018 Stocking Rates.

Common carp can overpopulate rapidly eat eggs of other fish compete for food and muddy the pond through their bottom feeding activity. Rather than chemical eradication of the pond this species was used for economic reasons as well as trying control bullhead with a predator that could be produced by fish farmers throughout the Midwest. It is easy to overestimate and this often leads to overstocking.

Initial channel catfish stocking rate usually is 100 fingerlings per surface acre ie 10 per 110 acre in ponds that are not fed or fed inconsistently. Ive had channel cats bluegill bass. Other species that should not be stocked into farm ponds are common carp and bullhead catfish.

We drained the pond down to about two feet and pulled out over 30 flatheads and 50 big blue cats. The most common stocking combination includes largemouth bass bluegill and channel catfish. For fish larger than 12 inches decrease the stocking rate by 30.