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| This is Randy and some of his harem |
In other news, we have been wanting to re-stock our small pond since we moved in, but to be honest, we had no idea how to go about doing that. We had researched what we wanted to add, but we figured we would have to go to a hatchery to get fish at some point. Luckily, my mom spotted an ad in the local paper and we discovered that a fish stocking truck was scheduled to be at a local feed store for one hour only that week! Did I mention that the hour was from 8-9 am and that the store was half an hour away? Did I mention that homeschoolers, particularly ones with a goat to milk and chickens to feed have a really hard time getting out of the house that early in the morning? I did? Oh, well, then you already know. Anyway, we flew out the door right at 8 and managed to get there in time.
Our pond was already a bit overrun with tiny brim, so we purchased 10 bass that we hope will grow up to help with the brim population, and 50 catfish (as we currently seemed to only have one!) The very kind men with Arkansas Pond Stockers also threw in 3 albino catfish for the kids. The kids were delighted! When we got home the kids loaded the bags of fish onto their Gator (it has rained a lot this winter and I was afraid of getting my van stuck!) and we headed down to the pond for the big release!
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And after that, we haven’t spotted any fish other than our brim since the big release! I continue to feed the fish daily and I hope that they are growing and thriving where I just can’t see them! I suppose we’ll give them a little time to grow and then go fishing for them. You know, for the sake of science!
So interesting – thanks for sharing over on my link up. Truthfully I was a bit worried no one would share since homesteading and fish aren’t always a common topic! Did you ever get any fish to eat?
I realized when I linked this up that I needed to post an update!
I don’t really like catfish, but Eric and the kids have eaten some. There are some monsters in there that I see when I feed them! I think some were in there before, but the ones I put in are good sized now. We primarily keep them around for recreational fishing, but I think Eric plans to harvest some this year. 6 year old Lucas loves catfish, so he can’t wait!
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Why don’t you build a pond for them and in this way you will add beauty to your yard too. Think over it Pond pro 2000,Made in USA has given a chance to everyone to maintain pond easily.