Crappie are not usually recommended in bass ponds under 100 surface acres. A prolific spawner, crappie in small bodies of water will usually compete directly with bass for food and produce not only slow-growing crappie but slow-growing bass as well. They are also known to reduce small bass survival by preying directly on young bass. You may know of a pond with both good size bass and crappie, but these are rare.

While Florida-strain largemouth bass have produced trophy/record fish in some reservoirs in southern Oklahoma, the results of stockings in farm ponds has not been encouraging. It's well known that Florida bass are much less temperature tolerant than the native strain. Since farm ponds are smaller and react quicker and longer to lower temperature changes, stocking a pond that is less than 30 surface acres with Florida bass is risky, at best.

Natural resources should be utilized to supplement a family's food needs to provide healthy, contaminant-free food. While many folks utilize their land to grow a variety of garden vegetables or to raise their own meat for cheaper or organic reasons, so also should pond owners utilize their water resource to grow a low-fat, low cholesterol, high protein, heart-healthy fish product.

The Service does not provide funding for stock pond construction under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program. We can, however, provide technical assistance that can help improve your existing pond for wildlife use. Generally, the primary goal of pond construction, whether by excavation or impoundment, is to maximize the amount of open water while minimizing the growth of cattails and other aquatic plants. These ponds provide limited value for wetland wildlife.

Generally not. If you already have significant numbers of predators in your pond, the odds are that most of your newly stocked fingerlings will be eaten. Also, the addition of adult fish may increase the numbers, but it rarely increases the standing crop. The amount of fish a body of water can support is generally dependent upon the availability of food.

Usually not. Koi will spawn and they could upset the balance of the pond. But the biggest problem in earthen ponds is that adult koi will dig along the shoreline and undermine the edges of the pond. Large koi also tend to increase the turbidity of the pond.

Typically, the number of pounds of fish a body of water can support is a function of the surface acreage, rather than the volume. Volume can help or hurt, depending upon the availability of oxygen in the entire water body. Aeration is a good idea in such situations.

Place your pond in a place that will maximize your enjoyment. Consider putting it in a place where you can easily view it from rooms where you spend a lot of your time, such as kitchen or family room. Ponds and waterfalls make wonderful additions to the outdoor areas where you relax and entertain such as decks and patios. Some sunlight is good - too much can cause problems. About 1/2 day of sun is usually sufficient to ensure healthy plant growth.

Fish that are legally harvested from public water may be stocked in a private pond. “Legally harvested” fish are caught by someone who holds the required fishing license, observing all applicable length limits, daily bag limits, and gear restrictions. For more information on licenses and regulations, see the Texas Outdoor Annual.

No. Temperature considerations aside, there is a strong possibility that the introduction of Florida largemouth genes could adversely affect the native population of northern bass.

All it means if you have green water is that there are too many nutrients in the water. This can be caused by too many fish, overfeeding the fish, the wrong kind of fertilizer, or lots of rotting vegetation. To combat algae, simply add more plants, decrease the number of fish, feed the fish less or add a filtration system. Don't replace all the water with fresh water... this just gives the algae a fresh supply of nutrients. Adding plants takes away the nutrients the algae needs to survive.

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Yes. We are proud to say that we are not simply a drop-ship reseller, but we have our own warehouse and keep it stocked with significant quantities of all our items listed on the site. However, due to volume orders on a particular item from time to time we may be delayed on a particular item, but it will always be back in stock in a short period of time. If an item is backordered and we do not expect to be receiving it into our warehouse shortly, the customer will be notified.

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Stock Music is a less expensive alternative to the use of popular or well known music in a production, since it is not necessary to obtain specific permission or pay additional clearance fees for the use of a song that has instant recognition. For more information, please see our What is Stock Music? page.

Our web site is designed so that once the last hat or a particular style or size has been ordered, that hat or size is instantly removed from the site. Therefore, you are only shown inventory that is available. You can always contact our Customer Care Department to check on the availability of a particular style or size. We can be reached at 1-888-564-HATS (4287) 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.

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In rare situations, all or part of your order may go on backorder. There are times when the manufacturers have delays that are beyond our control. If we are notified that an item will not be delivered within the normal timeframe for each respective shipping center, we will notify you via email. If you have more than one item on your order, it is possible that we will ship what we have in stock and send the balance when it becomes available.