Initial stocking
Good pond management begins with proper stocking of your pond. For many ponds in Kansas, a good all purpose fishery can be established by stocking with 100 largemouth bass, 500 bluegills and 100 channel catfish fingerlings per surface acre. Fish can be purchased from members of the Kansas Aquaculture Association. Search for fish dealers nearest your location.
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Channel Catfish Produced in Kansas Ponds for Profit and Pleasure
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Too few fish
It is very difficult to add small fish to a pond that already has an existing population of fish and make it a success. Often we simply have too many predators to allow the population to grow.
Fish wrong size
Sometimes fishermen complain of catching too many small 3-4 inch size bluegill. When this occurs you may need to increase harvest of bluegill by fishing or seining or fishing and reduce harvest of any predator fish (bass). If you are catching too many small bass and not enough large bass, you may not have enough forage fish or are harvesting too many bass at a young age before they grow large.
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Pond Culture of Channel Catfish in the North Central Region
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