Stocking Hybrid Bluegill fish

Stocking rates (fingerlings per acre) for hybrid sunfish ponds 
Pond Size Hybrid Bream Largemouth Bass Channel Catfish Grass Carp if desired   
for weed control
One Acre
 1500 25-50 600 10
 
? acre 1200 25-50 400 8
 
? acre
 750
 25-50 300 5
 
? acre  375     25-50    150
 3
 
Fed with fish feeder 1500 25-50
 

Hybrid bluegill are well adapted to cage culture.

If your goal includes catching large bluegill or to provide fishing for young (or older) impatient fishermen, the hybrid bluegill is your fish to stock!

Hybrid bluegills grow at phenomenal rates especially if you feed aggressively. The hybrid bluegill is a cross between the regular bluegill  and the green sunfish. They have larger mouths than regular bluegill and are very aggressive when it comes to man made feed. They can be stocked year round. When 3 to 4 inch hybrids are stocked they will be a catchable size in six to eight months.

The hybrid bluegill is the perfect fish for small ponds of one acre or less.
Hybrids are better than the coppernose or any other bluegill for stocking in small ponds. One of the reasons for this is that you can use a higher stocking rate of 1500 hybrids per surface acre of your pond. When it comes to stocking a pond an acre or less, the hybrid bluegill is an excellent choice.

The hybrid bluegill is the perfect fish for small ponds of one acre or less.