I have a rather large ditch in the woods behind my house. At the deepest it is about 5 feet deep. Could I "stock" it with fish such as carp, bass, or bream? Would they survive? If so, how would I go about doing it?
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I have a rather large ditch in the woods behind my house. At the deepest it is about 5 feet deep. Could I "stock" it with fish s
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Does the ditch hold water naturally? If not you'll have to have clay brought in and laid and compacted by a professional excavator. You could also buy a rubber pond membrane to line it and cover it with fill dirt and stone. The fish will survive as long as the pond is maintained and doesn't remain stagnate to long. I would suggest you talk to a professional pond builder or if your a DIY'er buy an aquascape pond kit.
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State Law prohibits "the transportation of live game fish from one body of water to another" as Bee suggests. That's nationwide.
Hypothetically, if you were allowed to plant wild or hatcheries, the carp would soon devastate whatever fish population once co-existed with it. Proven.
You are better off not paying the fine and fishing for carp in swamps, river channels, cuts or most any ditch other than your own. Fish Legally. And carp will survive in less than five feet of water through out the year depending on climate. Our "Nevada Bonefish" are the "X-Men" of their habitat.
What to use? Carp will gather a mouth full and rise to the surface and blow out what's gathered and then selectively chomp on nymphs, diggers or what have you in their swamp. Ever seen the swamp water "boil?" That's what's going on...carp chosing what and what not to eat.
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