Table 1: Largemouth Bass, Sunfish, and Channel Catfish Fingerlings
Species | Number per Acre | Minimum Size (inches) | Time of Year to Stock |
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Bluegill1 | 350 | 1 | August or September |
Redear2 | 150 | 1 | August or September |
Channel Catfish | 50 | 2 | August or September |
Largemouth Bass | 50 | 2 | The following June (after the sunfish are stocked) |
Largemouth Bass | 50 | 2 | 1 year after bass are first stocked |
- Bluegill can be stocked alone at 500 per acre if redear are not wanted for diversity.
- Be sure you are being sold redear, not pumpkinseed (sometimes called redgill sunfish)
Table 2: Largemouth Bass and Sunfish Adults
Species | Number Per Acre | Minimum Size (inches) | Time of Year to Stock |
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Bluegill3 | 70 | 3 | April |
Redear | 30 | 3 | April |
Largemouth Bass | 20 | 12 | April |
Fathead Minnows | 500 | 1 | April |
- Bluegill can be stocked at 100 per acre if redear are not wanted for diversity.
Table 3: Channel Catfish Fingerlings
Species | Number per Acre | Minimum Size (inches) | Time of Year to Stock |
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Channel Catfish | 100 | 2 | Summer |
Table 4: Trout
Species | Number per Acre | Minimum Size (inches) | Time of Year to Stock |
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Rainbow Trout | 100 | greater than 8 | when water temperature is below 70°F |
Rainbow Trout | 200 | less than 8 | when water temperature is below 70°F |