Transporting live fish

[jgevedon]

You want to watch out for mixed breed bass when stocking your pond from a lake as these fish will not grow properly. Ice bottles and please release me are good choices.

[know1]

In some states, it's basically illegal to transport them live. I guess KY isn't one of those...

[Danny]

I don't know if it is illegal to stock your own pond this way or not. If so, then I need to quit doing it as well.

One thing though, I use a chemical called "Please Release Me" in the live well, and I leave my live wells running. I've kept fish alive and healthy for over 80 miles. The main thing is making sure you keep your live wells recirculating to keep oxygen in the water. Then by adding the "please release me" you give them a sedative, an anti-biotic, and something to help produce the slime for their slime coat.

I can understand the idea of it being illegal to transfer fish from one public water way to another public water way, but I can see no harm introducing them into my own private ponds and lakes. Also, I guess if caught, I could always say I was taking them home to eat?? You need to make sure you only keep legal sized fish period though.

Good luck,

Danny

[topwater]

I don't know if it is illegal to stock your own pond this way or not. If so, then I need to quit doing it as well.

One thing though, I use a chemical called "Please Release Me" in the live well, and I leave my live wells running. I've kept fish alive and healthy for over 80 miles. The main thing is making sure you keep your live wells recirculating to keep oxygen in the water. Then by adding the "please release me" you give them a sedative, an anti-biotic, and something to help produce the slime for their slime coat.

I can understand the idea of it being illegal to transfer fish from one public water way to another public water way, but I can see no harm introducing them into my own private ponds and lakes. Also, I guess if caught, I could always say I was taking them home to eat?? You need to make sure you only keep legal sized fish period though.

Good luck,

Danny

would wait until fall if possible. 50 degree water temps put very little stress on the fish that you transport. Good luck!