According to all the folks ive talked to here, every one says not to put crappie in a small pond.They reproduce so fast that they simply over populate in no time and dont ever grow.According to them if you do add crappie be prepared to harvest it really heavy to keep them in check.And dont throw any back. From what ive seen at the small lakes around that i fish,that very well may be the case. Seems like they do well the first year or two then they just dont get any bigger.At the smaller state lakes around here state has been putting in saugeyes to control the crappies and get them in check.I even talked to the state head of fisheries,and asked him why bluegill didnt do the same.According to him ,they will if not fished hard but it takes a lot longer. the reason is because crappie eat all the young of other species from day one where the bluegill must get up fairly large before they switch soley to minnows and things as a diet,sort of like trout.Ive seen ponds with good size crappie ,and in fact sister owns one thats pretty good,but nearly everyone fishes for crappie in them also which may help keep them in check. I'm not saying dont ,but be prepared to keep alot of small fish.Ive transplanted a lot of catfish,and quite a few bass by simply taking a plastic barrel and adding a 12volt bilge pump hooked to a piece of 3/4 pvc drilled with several holes across the top for an areator.as long as you can keep the water cool they stay pretty good. i have kept several dozen minnows up to two weeks at the lake in cool weather with nothing else. there are charts out there that show how many pounds of each type fish to harvest per acre each year to keep it in balance.
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