Table 1: Largemouth Bass, Sunfish, and Channel Catfish Fingerlings

Species	Number per Acre	Minimum Size (inches)	Time of Year to Stock
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

1. Bluegill can be stocked alone at 500 per acre if redear are not wanted for diversity.
2. 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
Bluegill3	70	3	April
Redear	30	3	April
Largemouth Bass	20	12	April
Fathead Minnows	500	1	April

3. 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
Channel Catfish	100	2	Summer

Table 4: Trout

Species	Number per Acre	Minimum Size (inches)	Time of Year to Stock
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