Stocked lakes vs natural lakes

[Jimmy_1]

Just wondering what the F-H communities take is on it....

In GA I have access to a private stocked Bass lake. I'd imagine that since the lake belongs to a community, has a no motor restriction that there could be some BIGGIES in there....

Would it be considered a "lesser" bass, trout etc to some if it were a stocked lake vs a natural lake?

There is a very large, public lake 1 km away from it.

[Todd B.]

Whether a body of water is stocked or natural has no real bearing as to its quality. Your "quality" bodies of water are typcially the ones that are managed effectively in order to promote the development of trophy fish.

The trophy trout lakes in BC and Manitoba are perfect examples of this.

[JimW]

Hey Jimmy,

I say a fish is a fish... stocked or natural. Many natural lakes rely on stocking anyways.

Go get that big hawg.

But if you see me on the side of the road down in Georgia waving I hope you stop and show me how to access the private lake.

JimW

[steve-hamilton]

i have a private, stocked bass lake, nearby.

i don't even "count" the fish i've caught there....

[lapointeric]

Really? Don't matter to me.

[Graembo]

In my world a bass is a bass is a bass.

But the self fulfillment factor from catching a 10lb'er out of a public access lake would be MUCH higher than landing one from someone's stocked private pond. A similar comparison would be hunting on a fenced-in oufitter/deer farm versus taking your own stuff to the woods and trudging it our yourself.

To each their own,

Good luck on your voyage, it's a whole different world down there lol !!

[Bulldog]

To me the important questions are whether the species being targeted is capable of natural reproduction in the body of water in question and is the population of that species self-sustaining.

If stocking is the only reason that the species exist in that body of water and the species must contantly be restocked to maintain a fishable population, then you just have an artificial, put & take situation which is quite expensive.

However, when you do tie into one of those fish, I'm sure there is still plenty of enjoyment.

Just my thoughts!

[catfishHunter]

Wow, I didn't know Bass were stocked.

I know that Rainbows are stocked in lakes since they cannot reproduce in some lakes without a running stream. Not sure if Lakers are stocked since they can reproduce without the stream...could be b/c they are a char and 'bows are a salmonoid. Thing is, like George Costanza, I am not a marine bioligist, but I think I am...if you believe a lie, does it make it true? haha

But it still doesn't make catching them any less fun Catching any fish is always fun.

[Jimmy_1]

The "pond" in question is being drained and dredged this fall.
The fish need to come out....

its being attached to wetlands and will then have stocked and natural strains.

[Bass Addict]

if you see me on the side of the road down in Georgia waving I hope you stop and show me how to access the private lake.

JimW

Anyway if you don't .i'm sure your fishing Buddy will...