Fish Stocked

Largemouth Bass
Tiger Bass
Northern Bass
Florida Bass
Coppernose Bluegill
Shellcracker
Fathead Minnows
Grass Carp
Threadfin Shad
Golden Shiners
Black Crappie
Black Crappie
black crappie
  • Popular sport fish
  • Excellent table fare
  • Competes with bass for food
  • Growth is best with supplemental forage

The crappie is a popular predatory sport fish commonly found in lakes and reservoirs throughout the U. S. They provide excellent angling opportunities, especially in the spring. They are well known for their tasty flesh.

They can be stocked in combination with largemouth bass and bluegill in lakes greater than 20 acres in size. They appear to grow faster in lakes where threadfin shad and/or golden shiners are present as an additional forage fish. We do not recommend stocking them with bass in smaller bodies of water, because they compete with the bass for food and management can be unpredictable.

Stocking rates depend on a number of variables. Contact us for more information.
 

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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