Look at the prices of fish before stocking.You will find mature breeding roach will cost a lot per LB.Skimmers tend to die a bit too easily[if left in nets a long time]A lot of pole anglers dont want carp too big due to possible pole breakages.Perch are a no go[they spawn first ready to eat the spawn of other fish].Rudd can be a magnet for cormorants,they are also expensive.That leaves F1's.Most successful fisheries have stocked these.They are a tough fish,dont grow big,and importantly will feed through the winter.Cheaper than roach,and still a challenge to catch as they can be notoriously finnicky biters,due to the crucian in them.I love true crucian carp,but cost and availability puts them out of the equation.Also dont dig the lake too shallow[minimum 6 foot].A lot of fisheries have put in platforms unerestimating how the water levels can drop.They must be thankful for this wet winter else they would have been in trouble if we had another hot summer.I spoke to a fishery owner recently and asked how much their stock of small 2oz carp had cost.There was thousands of them.She said they were this years fry,and said there was only carp in the lake,because all other species of fish eat the carps spawn.[i thought it would be the other way around].The lake then was self stocking,which cuts out potential stocking of infected fish.Something to mull over.
Good luck[im green with envy]
cornerstone.
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