Mercer County Soil & Water Conservation District
Spring Fish Sale
The Mercer County SWCD is now taking orders for the SpringFish Sale. The Aledo field Office is committed to making available to you the highest quality fish for stocking your farm ponds and lakes at the very lowest of price. Please be aware that you no longer need to provide pond water for transporting your fish. At the pick-up site, the hatchery will place the fish within bags of oxygenated water. This not only provides for greater ease for you, but also increases the survival rates of the fish as they are placed under less stress by this method. It is advisable that you bring five-gallon buckets to place the bags within so that they may travel more securely. Please note: 8-10 inch or larger catfish cannot be bagged due to their spines, so you will need to provide the container and pond water for hauling these size fish. (30 gallons/100 fish) The pick-up date will be April 9, 2013at theMercer County Fairgrounds at 8:00 a.m.
Orders for Triploid Carp will be taken through
*March 25th*
Orders for all other species must be returned by
*April 2nd*
Mercer County Soil & Water Conservation District
Triploid Grass Carp308 SE 8th Ave
Stocking Rate: 5-10 per acre Aledo, IL61231
A sterile form of Grass Carp. (309) 582-5153 ext 3
Channel Catfish
Stocking Rate: 100-200 per acre
will grow up to 1 lb per year if
fed commercial feed.
Largemouth Bass
Stocking Rates: 50-100 per acre
An effective predator that works
to help control stunted Bluegill &
Crappie populations.
Growth: ½ - ¾ lbs per year
Bluegill
Stocking Rate: 500-1000 per acre
Bluegill will result in better Bass
growth but may overpopulate un-
less the Bass population is suffi-
cient
Redear Sunfish
Stocking Rate: 500-1000 per acre
(Stock ½ rate if stocked with
Bluegill)
Hybrid Sunfish
Stocking rate: 250-500 per acre
These fish are a cross between a
Bluegill and a Green Sunfish.
This hybrid cross produces a
90% male and 10% female
population.
Growth: ¼ - ½ lb per year
Fathead Minnows
Should be stocked in new
ponds at a rate of 5 lbs per acre.
Black Crappie
Stocking Rate: 100 per acre
Hybrid Redear
A cross between a male bluegill & a
Female redear. It DOES eat snails &
Clams & has a slight higher reproductive
Rate than the Hybrid Sunfish.