Fish Stocked

Largemouth Bass
Tiger Bass
Northern Bass
Florida Bass
Coppernose Bluegill
Shellcracker
Fathead Minnows
Grass Carp
Threadfin Shad
Golden Shiners
Black Crappie
Fathead Minnows
  • Fathead Minnows Designed for new ponds
  • Excellent forage for young bass

Fathead minnows are typically stocked into new ponds at the same time as bluegill and shellcracker. In a newly-stocked pond, they provide abundant forage for the young bass because the minnows spawn heavily in the spring before the bluegill begin spawning. They can provide a significant boost in growth to a pond's bass and bluegill populations. Typically, the young bass will eat all of the fathead minnows in a pond within a year.

We do not recommend fathead minnows for established bass and bluegill ponds because the bass typically eliminate the minnows before they have an opportunity to spawn.
 

Seasonal Tips

Threadfin Shad Are Available Now!

shad_harvest_webSexually mature threadfin shad are now available from American Sport Fish Hatchery. Our hatchery ponds are full of healthy adult threadfin shad and we will begin our deliveries on June 15.

These shad will spawn several times in your lake this summer. Many years ago, most of the lakes and ponds in the southeast were stocked during the summer using this technique. Most lake managers in East Texas continue to stock threadfin shad during the summer, with good success.

If you are not observing schools of threadfin shad on the surface of your lake in the late afternoon, you need to add them to your lake. If you miss a threadfin shad spawn this year, you may reduce food production for your bass for the next two years.

Stock Your Pond!

By stocking the right kind of fish and following a well-developed plan of maintenance and fertilization, you can grow trophy-sized fish in your pond. Let American Sport Fish Hatchery help you reach your pond's maximum potential!

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