quick question for the green screen...the owner of the ranch we lease has a beautiful tank thats 5 or 6 acres currently. couple years ago at the height of the drought you could throw a baseball across it. well he lost pretty much all his fish and is wanting to stock some minnows for bait and potentially some small bass and bluegill. is there anyone you could recommend that would come out and fill the tank for him? its about 12 miles south of Albany and 6 miles west of Moran. thanks in advance for your responses...
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If your going the bass route I would stock bait this year and bass next year.
If he wants to do it all this year stock bigger bait and smaller bass.
Call Arms fish farm they aren't too far from you. I am not real sure who is running it since Harrell passed away.Last edited by txwhitetail; 05-30-2017, 12:37 PM. -
EZ feed has "fish day" this week I think. You just call in an order and pick the fish up at the feed store in aerated bags...Comment
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What is in it now?Comment
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not much at all left in it. when it got to its lowest there was a noticeable fish kill, wasn't much more than a muddy puddle at that stage. prior to that it had been a great tank to fish. tons of bass up to 3 and 4 lbs, plenty of bluegill and lots of catfish. tank is about 25' deep in the middle when full just fyi...Originally posted by BrandonA View PostComment
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How full is it now? If it were mine I would do a complete kill. Then stock coppernose bream, redear, and fathead minnows now. Next spring stock bass. You really want to establish your baitfish before you add your predatorsComment
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thanks Brandon. the tank has filled to capacity over the past few years to the point its spilled over the levee quite a few times.Comment
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To do it right starting from scratch and one stocking... This is what I would do based on Overton fish farm ( that's who we used) ...
Fathead Minnows 200lbs... Cost $2000
Coppernose Bluegills (5000) ..... $1750
Red ear sunfish.. 1000... $600
Native Largemouth Bass .. 500... $750
Channel Catfish ( optional) .. 250... $188
This would give you a foundation for a solid fishery foundation.. But as you can see it's expensive. Approx $5300 for a 5 acre tank/lake. Maybe work a deal with landowner on off setting each members lease cost to pay for building a solid fisheryComment
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