GEORGIA FISH STOCKING, LAKE & POND MANAGEMENT
SERVING ALL OF GEORGIA
Stock it.
If you own a private pond or lake in Georgia, you have the ideal climate to grow some truly outsized trophies in your pond with Trophy Pond’s fish stocking service. The world-record largemouth bass, the most hallowed of all freshwater fishing records, was caught from Georgia waters; the state-record bluegill weighed three pounds five ounces. We have only been working in the Peach State for a few years, and we’re already making a big impact with our pond stocking in Georgia. A 22-acre lake in northern Georgia that we began helping in November 2016 produced a thirteen-pound largemouth bass in 2018; a little one-acre pond near Ringgold that we stocked as a new pond in May 2016 produced a twenty-four-ounce hand-painted bluegill in June of 2019.
Genetics are king when it comes to the ultimate size attained by the fish in your pond. We have worked on unmanaged ponds with overcrowded bluegill populations, and the bluegill still averaged close to nine inches long because they were pure Florida coppernose; we have worked on ponds where the largemouth bass were intentionally crowded to grow big bluegill, but because the bass had Florida genetics, they still grew to ten pounds. Genetics trumps everything. Here’s an oversimplification that will nonetheless help you understand the significance of genetics: an undernourished Great Dane will still tower over a well-fed Dachsund. Northern largemouth will generally top out around six or seven pounds, even in a Georgia pond with ample forage; pure Florida largemouth can easily grow to twelve pounds in that same pond under the same conditions.
What can we do for you.
Whether you have one in the yard or on the farm, pond management is important if you want to get the maximum enjoyment out of it. We can be your complete resource for just about everything you need.
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The experience and scientific know-how of our founder means when you buy fish to stock a pond from us, you’ll get the most robust fish that will be guaranteed to be the best fit for the environment. Stocking the wrong species or overstocking the right ones can have disastrous consequences, but we know how to strike the right balance so you always enjoy your time on the water.
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Anyone with an excavator can dig a hole, but we have the proper equipment and knowledge to ensure your new pond won’t leak or start deteriorating. By getting the job done right the first time, we save you thousands of dollars and a lot of headaches.
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Experience matters when it comes to managing a private lake. Although some companies will send a biologist with only a year or two under his or her belt to help you, we bring the real know-how.
EVERYTHING FROM ONE SOURCE
Other services we can provide for you include:
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Aeration Design
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Consulting
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Electrofishing
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Guided Fishing
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Liming and Fertilization
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Weed Control
The Difference.
As part of our farm pond management services, we give you the best options to buy fish to stock your pond. We raise two varieties of bluegill that are native to Florida: pure coppernose bluegill from broodstock we caught ourselves from the St. Johns River in central Florida and Lake Jackson in the Florida panhandle, and pure hand-painted bluegill from broodstock we caught ourselves from the Apalachicola River. Both of these subspecies will significantly outgrow northern bluegill in Georgia ponds. We also raise pure Florida largemouth. Because our bluegill and our largemouth are raised in the climate of middle Tennessee, they will have superior cold tolerance to fish raised in Alabama or Mississippi or Georgia, so those years that Georgia gets harsh winters will not faze our fish. As part of our farm pond fish stocking, we selectively breed our fish for the fastest-growing individuals, so you can be assured that the fish we stock for you will provide you with superior performance.
But it takes more than just genetics to grow truly trophy-sized fish. That 22-acre lake we alluded to above? The first fish we ever stocked in it were forty muskie in November 2016.
If you want the very best Georgia pond or lake that you can have, you owe it to yourself to call Trophy Pond, the real pond water management experts, today. Our chief biologist Walt Foreman has been managing private ponds and lakes since 1987, which allows us to avoid mistakes that less-experienced companies routinely make, mistakes that will stunt the potential of your pond or lake. You’ll be very, very glad you did.
WHY CHOOSE TROPHY POND?
Farm pond stocking is too important to trust the inexperienced for numerous reasons. Every body of water is an ecosystem, and understanding nature’s intricacies are crucial for ensuring your lake or pond has the right amount of fish and the right kinds. We have the in-house knowledge base to match you with the ideal species for your climate, geography, and goals. Get in touch with us today to learn more or get started.
