Depends upon the size of the fish stocked. Check with Smoky Trout Farm, Akenberry or Reisters to see what their recommended stocking ratio is for the size.
Rainbows will be the best growth and best eating. Browns live the longest. Brookies grow slow. Tigers appear to grow better.
You have a finite food supply in your pond. You may wish to consider feeding if size is important. Stop feeding a month before eating for better taste.
If you are all about fishing… stocking mixed species is great.
Make sure you apply now for a stocking license. They dictate what you can have.
Apply for rainbows, browns, brooks and tigers.
If size matters. Work with a hatchery to supply the biggest fish you can in the spring or fall.
If you don’t have aeration set up. Get that going also.
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It is not the most intellectual of the species that survives; it is not the strongest that survives; but the species that survives is the one that is able best to adapt and adjust to the changing environment in which it finds itself. Charles Darwin
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