Stocking Ponds / Pools??

[Wxm 1,638]

Anyone tried it ?? There's a couple of ponds / pools on land I walk the dogs on and I've looked around them and they don't seem to have anything in them and the water seems to be there all year round so won't / don't dry up, they arnt huge about 20 - 30 ft round and adout 3 ft deep but maybe more, It's not for fishing or anything just when taking the kids across and past the pools and they could see the fish and that.

[BIGLURKS 874]

Roach are good too see we have some in a pool up are way take the younger brother and young cousins up during the summer months small rods and box of maggots great on summer days BBQ beer rods loads of lads catch and put back good has too be a pond that won't freeze over though bit of running water or a spring or something

[scothunter 12,609]

buy some cheap koi from pet shop and throw them in.through time if you feed it they will come up to surface.a blue orb aswell.there pretty hardy fish.

[Wxm 1,638]

Roach are good too see we have some in a pool up are way take the younger brother and young cousins up during the summer months small rods and box of maggots great on summer days BBQ beer rods loads of lads catch and put back good has too be a pond that won't freeze over though bit of running water or a spring or something

There's no running water so would that effect putting anything in ??

[hodgypig 74]

Depends how deep it is? can it freeze solid if not cant see why not..

[Ideation 8,216]

I was thinking myself the other day, we have a few decent enough ponds on the estate, with a bit of a flow through them. . . . not that deep though, and probably not enough flow for trout. Would love to chuck a few fish in them.

[pip1968 2,490]

most ponds you see in the countryside were created from dropped bombs from the war when pilots never had the fuel to get back so resorted to lightening the load,you will find that most if not all of these ponds will have fish in them as birds distribute fish eggs that they may have eaten or got attached to their feathers.we have plenty of these ponds were i live and ill guarante that they all hold fish of some sort just cause you cant see them dont mean they arnt there

[RubyTex 1,957]

Couple of small drainage ponds round here that would be perfect and have a stream running through for aeration, shame the kids hang about round them chucking all sorts of shite in....not worth stocking, but there are fish in them somehow

[toby63 1,236]

most pond have sum kind of fish in them if the ponds have bin there years .even snigs manage to find them

[BIGLURKS 874]

 

Roach are good too see we have some in a pool up are way take the younger brother and young cousins up during the summer months small rods and box of maggots great on summer days BBQ beer rods loads of lads catch and put back good has too be a pond that won't freeze over though bit of running water or a spring or something

There's no running water so would that effect putting anything in ??

is there a spring in it u say its there all year round does it freeze

[paulus 26]

fish eggs always find there way into new ponds etc, on ducks feet and that ive caught some cracking fish from the most unlikely of places :laugh:

[toby63 1,236]

spot on there paul

[pip1968 2,490]

fish eggs always find there way into new ponds etc, on ducks feet and that ive caught some cracking fish from the most unlikely of places :laugh:

like the sink or the bath

[3175darren 1,101]

trouble with stocking fish,is someone will complain or report you, not sure on the legallity of it probably ok with native speicies

[pip1968 2,490]

trouble with stocking fish,is someone will complain or report you, not sure on the legallity of it probably ok with native speicies

its illegal to transfer any fish to any water as it can spread desease,and when live baiting you should use the fish from the water your fishing