Pond Stocking

Freshwater Fish

We been pond stocking high quality fish for over 30 years. If you are looking to have a pond full of big and healthy fish, TCA has got you covered. 

Largemouth Bass for Pond Stocking

LARGE MOUTH BASS

Largemouth bass inhabit clear, vegetated lakes, ponds, swamps, and the backwaters of pools, creeks and rivers. Largemouth bass prefer spawning areas with a firm bottom of sand, mud or gravel. These fish are pellet food trained. *recommended 100 per acre.*

Blue Gill Bream for Pond Stocking

BLUE GILL BREAM

The Bluegill’s habitat include weed beds, off deep points or in creek channels around sunken islands. Bream also like quiet streams, ponds, lagoons and small to medium sized lakes. Bream are the base of the food chain. *recommended 1,000 per acre.*

Redear Sunfish

REDEAR SUNFISH (SHELLCRACKER)

The Redear sunfish inhabits warm, quiet waters of lakes, ponds, streams, and reservoirs. Additionally, these fish will eat snails that bream will not eat. *recommended 200 per acre.*

Farm Raised Shad

FARM RAISED SHAD

 Farm Raised Shad are the “must have” secret ingredient for trophy Bass and Crappie. This fish expands the base of the food chain. Also, shad are used as bait. *recommended 200 per acre.*

Black Crappie Stocking Ponds

BLACK CRAPPIE

In ponds with farm raised shad, we have grown trophy crappie to 4.5 lbs. Crappie are found in lakes, ponds, sloughs, backwaters pools and streams. Crappie prefer cover, such as vegetation, fallen trees or boulders *recommended 200 per acre.*

Hybrid Striped Bass for Pond Stocking

HYBRID STRIPED BASS

Hybrids live in slow-moving streams, lakes, ponds, and large reservoirs; they rarely live in shallow waters. Additionally, they do not successfully reproduce. Striped bass can be stocked in South Carolina ponds without a permit. *recommended 200 per acre.*

Channel Cat fish

CHANNEL CATFISH

 Channel catfish like to live in moderate to swiftly flowing streams. They are also abundant in large reservoirs, lakes, ponds, and some sluggish streams. They are usually found where bottoms are sand, gravel, or rubble, in preference to mud bottoms. *recommended 200 per acre.*

recommended pond stocking quantities.

SHAD

200 per acre

CRAPPIE

100- 200 per acre

BREAM

1,000 per acre

LARGEMOUTH BASS

100 per acre

*An acre pond is 4ft deep on average*

TCA Fish Farms raises top quality fish for pond stocking. Our fish include Largemouth Bass, Blue Gill Bream, RedEar Sunfish (Shellcracker), Farm Raised Shad, Black Crappie, Hybrid Striped Bass, and Channel Catfish. Our fish farm is centrally located in South Carolina, offering delivery and pick up services. Whether you are trying to stock a new pond or fix an existing one, TCA will guide you through the process. Additionally, we will help you find the healthiest fish to benefit your pond. TCA also offers pond construction services. We are the only company that can do both pond stocking and construction. We offer all of our services in South Carolina, North Carolina, and Georgia.