stocking a pond?

[troutman72]

i was wondering about this, but i dont know where to get the fish.
i have a pond in a gravel pit that is about 3 or 4 acres most of it is 12 to 25 feet and there are green sunfish already there (very small 1 to 2 inches). can you stock your own pond or dose the dnr regulate that?

i was wondering if anyone has done this befor? any info would be helpfull.

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Troutman72

CPR <(((<

[capmorgan]

Sure, you can stock your own pond if its on your property. You can buy fry or put fish you catch in there yourself. How deep is your pond?

[hawkeye43]

there is someone up by Lonsdale that sells fish for ponds. i dont think i can post the name here

[Ice Ogre]

I was reading the regs yesterday. You might want to check them out...page 14 of the 2004 rule book. Length limits and quantities apply.
The Ogre

[Guest]

I went in to Wisconsin and noticed that the bait they sell are actually fish you can raise. They were selling walleyes and northerns by the scoop. I dont think its legal to sell in Minnesota. And I am not sure it is legal to transport them back in to Minnesota.

[klbowe]

You may want to check with the DNR about stocking your pond. I remember about a year or two ago a local had a surprise visit from the fire department and the DNR the DNR hired the fire dept to pump the pond dry and confiscated the fish that were in the pond.

My GUESS is that it is not legal to transport live fish and so it would not be legal to catch fish in a local lake and stock your pond with them.

Make sure you find out the laws and have proof that the fish were purchased or you may end up in the same situation as others.

[capmorgan]

That aint right if they did that. What should the DnR care if someone puts fish into there own pond. I could see if it was a different public lake but not there pond.

[klbowe]

I had a few minutes and found this info in the 2004 fishing reg's:

2004 MN Fishing Regulations
• Transporting and stocking live fish or fish eggs or transferring fish or
fish eggs from one body of water to another is prohibited without a
DNR permit.
• Some fish spawning areas are posted to prohibit motorize.

[Guest]

It is illegal for anglers to transport live fish,including in livewells of
trailered boats.The only exception is for purposes of display in a
home aquarium.Here are the conditions:You can purchase game fish
from an authorized licensee and transport the fish live if you have the
necessary documents (such as a sales receipt),or,if you are age 16 or
under,you may transport —if you ’ve legally caught them by angling —
largemouth bass,smallmouth bass,yellow perch,rock bass,black
crappie,white crappie,bluegill,pumpkinseed,green sunfish,orange
spotted sunfish,and black,yellow,and brown bullhead.No more
than four of each species may be transported at any one time,and
any individual fish can be no longer than 10 inches in total length.At
no time may water from infested waters be transported.

I found this at the DNR site. I hope it helps.

http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/regulations/fishing/index.html

It's on page 14.

The first line said it all. If you have a fish and your not on the water, the fish must be dead!!!!!!

[This message has been edited by Red_Ball (edited 03-24-2004).]