Golden shiners are widely used as live bait by freshwater fishermen. They are also a good source of food for bass. A population can easily be established in new ponds by stocking 1,000 shiners per acre, along with bluegill, shellcracker and fathead minnows.
Established populations of golden shiners appear to reduce the possibility of bass crowding.
Establishing shiners in ponds with existing bass populations is more difficult, and may require a higher stocking rate and stocking larger size shiners. The experts at American Sport Fish can help you with this issue.
Interested in stocking your pond? Contact us about stocking your needs. We can help you balance your pond maintenance activities, so you can grow big fish.
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