It will help keep your pond in balance by giving all of your smaller reproduction something to feed on, in turn increasing their survival and growth rates. Fish are available on our route trucks or for special delivery. They can feed on a live forage or you can supplement with a commercial feed. We carry a comprehensive line of fingerling fish and pond management supplies. No problem, we offer pond management consulting services and will provide you with the best recommendations to fit your pond fish and pond management needs. It will feed on a commercial feed with annual growth rates of up to 1/2 to 3/4 pound per season. The Fathead Minnow will enhance your pond life in many ways. The Hybrid Bluegill is crossed between a male bluegill and female green sunfish. These are available in the spring of the year (May) Bass should be stocked at a rate of 35-50 per acre. This particular cross produces a fish with the large mouth of the sunfish and the aggressiveness of the bluegill, which enables the fish to grow faster and larger than common bream. Happy fishing! When stocked properly with an adequate supply of Hybrid Bluegill and Fathead Minnows, these fish may grow as much as 1 to 1 1/2 pounds per season. Average stocking rates from 500 per acre up to 2000 per acre with aeration and feeding. This is a food source for your bass population and for the supper table. These fish will need to be re-stocked every 5 to 7 years on the average. Minimum Order: 25. We recommend stocking 50 per acre. Coppernose Bluegill are aggressive but remain a low impact fish since their mouths are small. They are very high in protein, insuring a high conversion rate, and they are slow top-water swimmers, so all your sport fish will benefit. Please Note we deliver fish on our Delivery Trucks. This is the life blood of all good ponds or lakes. Since then we have grown to be the only producer of triploid grass carp in Georgia. ... sterile grass carp fingerlings, white amur carp fingerlings, channel catfish fingerlings, hybrid bluegill fingerlings, bluegill fingerlings, bream fingerlings, redbreast bream fingerlings… For trophy bass ponds you want to stay closer to the 35 per acre. Below is a guide on how to acclimate your fish to your pond site. Shad are an excellent source of forage for farm ponds and lakes. Owen & Williams Fish Farm is Hawkinsville’s premier source for pond fish and pond management services. Should be stocked as a supplement to bluegill population no greater than 10% (EX. They do better in larger bodies of water, 3 acres or more, but can be found in smaller ponds. We carry the F1 bass fingerlings. YOU CAN ORDER DIPLOIDS IF YOU LIVE IN THESE STATES, AR, MS, MO, AL, Serving All Your Pond & Lake Management Needs Since 1972. In most cases, if stocked at a rate of 10-15 per acre, these fish can control all of your weed problems within a year's time. Shellcrackers growth rate will average a 1/4 pound per season and only a few will survive more than six summers. It's almost impossible to overstock on Fatheads, so the more you have, the more your sport fish will benefit. The stocking rate truly depends on the pond owner and how much they like to catch catfish. They eat 3 times their body weight in moss and vegetation per day. Supplemental feeding will often allow the catfish to achieve growth rates sometimes exceeding 1 1/2 pounds per season. The better your Fathead Minnow base, the faster everything in your pond will grow. At Dunns Fish Farm we take pride in not only providing the highest quality fingerling fish on the market today, but one of the largest varieties too. These fish will not get over 3 inches long, so unlike many types of minnows, the Fathead will never turn into a predator. 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