PRODUCERS OF FISH FOR STOCKING PURPOSES
 

  A Printable PDF list of Fish Producers is also available.

Recommended Stocking Rates:
100 Bass /Acre
500 Bream/Acre
100 Channel Catfish/acre with other fish present
Or 1,000/acre by themselves with feeding

* DO NOT OVERSTOCK *

NOTE: There are various methods for shipping fish. Please check with each dealer regarding their methods of delivery.

Florida is home to a variety of unique freshwater fish species, most important of which is the Florida largemouth bass. This world renowned trophy bass is genetically unique to peninsular Florida. One of the primary management and conservation goals of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is to preserve the genetic integrity of pure populations of Florida bass. Introductions of largemouth bass from out of state sources (or even from Florida’s panhandle region) can result in introduction of northern genes into Florida populations. It is imperative as Florida landowners to purchase only certified Florida strain largemouth bass when buying fish to stock in their private ponds. This would include landowners, homeowners associations, and private fish clubs, etc. The result of introduced northern species which can reproduce with native species is irreversible, and will ultimately lead to the loss Florida’s precious fisheries resources. Landowners are asked to do their part to protect Florida’s valuable fisheries resources by purchasing only native Florida stock. Please contact your local FWC regional office if you have any questions.

Many out of state dealers produce and distribute fish which are prohibited or require a special permit in order to be introduced into waters of the State of Florida. Importation and/or stocking of restricted species is in violation of Florida law. You may face stiff fines and be held liable for the removal of all restricted fish you introduce. Check with your local Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission office, if a dealer tries to sell you any species other than those listed on this leaflet.  Several hatcheries also provide "U-fish" fee fishing ponds that the Department of Agriculture lists.

The Commission also prints a booklet entitled "Guidelines for Designing and Managing Florida Ponds for Recreational Fishing" that provides useful tips.

To figure the acreage of your pond (assuming it is nearly rectangular) and numbers of fish to purchase, for a balanced (healthy) fish population, use the following formula:
Length (in feet) times Width (in feet), divided by 43,560, equals acreage.

 

PRODUCERS OF FISH FOR STOCKING PURPOSES
FLORIDA
Southern Fish Culturists, Inc.	Paul Fish Farms	Pondstocker Consulting Svcs.	Florida Fish Farm, Inc.
John DeQuine	Lee Paul	Jerry Trotter	Ron Slay
P.O. Box 490251	3256 Highway 2	2967 Creech Ave. S.E.	9684 CR 705
Leesburg, FL  34749	Bonifay, FL  32425	Palm Bay, FL  32090	Center Hill, FL  33514
Phone: (352) 787-1360	Phone: (850) 547-2215	Phone: (321) 952-9176	Phone: 1-800-962-3474
Sells: Channel Catfish,	Sells: Channel Catfish,	Fax: (407) 733-5228	(352) 793-4224
Largemouth Bass, Bluegill,	Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Redear	Sells: Bass, Bream, Catfish	Fax: (352) 793-6898
Redear Sunfish	Sunfish, Mosquito fish, Grass Carp		Sells: Channel Catfish,
	www.paulfishfarms.com		Largemouth Bass, Bluegill,
Shongaloo Fisheries			Redear Sunfish, Sunshine Bass
Joel Shireman	Langford Aquatics	Allstate Resource Mgmt.
P.O. Box 359	Freddie Langford	6900 SW 21st Court Unit#9	Aqua Farming
Hampton, FL  32044	502 Laurel Lane	Davie, FL  33317	Dave Walen
Phone: (352) 468-1251	Lakeland, FL  33813	Phone: (954) 382-9766	4989 U.S. Highway 27
Sells: Channel Catfish	Phone: (863) 646-0617	Sells: Channel Catfish,	Branford, FL  32008
including Albinos, Largemouth	Sells: Largemouth Bass, Bluegill,	Largemouth Bass, Bluegill,	Phone: (386) 935-0473
Bass, Bluegill, Redear Sunfish,	Redear Sunfish	Triploid Grass Carp	Sells: Bass, Bream, Catfish,
Black Crappie, Warmouth			Grass Carp, Adult Fish & Juvenile Fish
			www.instantfishing.com
Sachs Systems Aquaculture	Jerkins Aquaculture	Delicious Fishes, Inc.
Paul Sachs	Jason Jerkins	Mike Morgan
1185 Thompson Bailley Road	11220 NW Durham Rd.	11020 MJ Road
St. Augustine, FL 32084	Bristol, FL  32321	Myakka City, FL 34251
Phone: (904) 824-6308	Phone: (850) 643-4096	Phone: (941) 322-1640
Sells: Channel Catfish, Warmouth	Sells: Channel Catfish, Largemouth	Sells: Channel Catfish, Largemouth
Redear Sunfish, Bluegill	Bass, Bluegill, Grass Carp, Sunfish	Bass, Bluegill, Mosquito Fish
ALABAMA
Enterprise Aquatics	Pine Hill Catfish Farm	Tommy Pettit Catfish Farm	Pea River Fisheries, LLC
Bruce Jones	1193 2nd Street, NW	Tommy & Glenda Pettit	Jim Morris
708 Bol Weevil Circle	Aliceville, AL  35442	50001 State Highway 79	901 Harvest Time Road
Enterprise, AL  36330	Phone: (205) 373-2399	Blountsville, AL  35031	Highway 52 West
Phone: (334) 393-6386	Sells: Largemouth Bass,	Phone: (205) 429-3415	Samson, AL  36477
Sells: Largemouth Bass,	Channel Catfish, Blue Catfish, Bream	Fax: (205) 429-3415	Phone: (334) 898-0048
Coppernose Bluegill, Redear		Sells: Channel Catfish, Bass,	Sells: Coppernose Bluegill, Redear
Sunfish, Fathead Minnows	Easterling Fish Hatchery	Bream, Crappie, Bluegill	Shellcracker, Channel Catfish,
	Bill Easterling		Largemouth Bass, Foothead Minnows,
American Sport Fish	674 Easterling Mill Road	Tombigbee Catfish Farm	Fingerlings
Don Keller, Barry Smith	Clio, AL  36017	Norman Green
P.O. Drawer 20050	Phone: (334) 397-4437	HC66, Box 22B2	Lake Geneva Fisheries
Montgomery, AL  36120	Sells: Largemouth Bass,	Jackson, AL  36545	Don Marley
Phone: (334) 281-7703	Channel Catfish, Bluegill, Redear	Phone: (251) 246-4141	Route 1, Box 245
Fax: (334) 288-6376	Sunfish, Shellcracker, and Shiners	Sells: Channel Catfish, Bass	Geneva, AL  36340
Sells: Florida bass, Coppernose			Phone: (334) 684-6473
Bluegill, Redear Sunfish	Sutton Fish Farms	Price's Fish Farm	Sells: Channel Catfish, Largemouth Bass,
	Freddie Sutton	Dirk Price	Hybrid Striped Bass, Bluegill, Redear
	4818 Highway 51 South	Route 3, Box 410	Sunfish
	Ariton, AL  36311	Red Level, AL  36474
	Phone: (334) 762-2007	Phone: (334) 222-8087
	Sells: Largemouth Bass, Bluegill,	Sells: Largemouth Bass, Bluegill,
	Channel Catfish, Shellcracker	Redear Sunfish
GEORGIA
Ken's Fish Hatchery	Clark Buford Bait, Inc.	King Mountain Hatchery
Highway 129 North	P.O. Box 1201	& Fish Farm
Alapaha, GA  31622	1190 Highway 300 South	J.F. Gilbert
Phone: (912) 532-5395 or	Cordele, GA  31015	P.O. Box 321 - Atwater Rd.
(912) 532-6135	Phone: (229) 273-4150	Thomaston, GA  30286
Fax: (912) 532-7220	Sells: Channel Catfish, Bream,	Phone: (706) 648-2062
Sells: Bass, Bream,	Largemouth Bass, Triploid	Sells: Channel Catfish
Channel Catfish	Grass Carp, Flathead Minnows
ARKANSAS
J.M. Malone & Son Enterprises	Keo Fish Farms, Inc.	Hopper-Stephens Hatcheries, Inc.
Box 158	P.O. Box 166	Mark Stephens & Bob Hopper
Lonoke, AR  72086	Highway 165 North	5205 Highway 31 South
Phone (501) 676-2800 or 676-6554	Keo, AR  72083	Lonoke, AR  72086
Fax: (501) 676-2910	Phone: (501) 842-2872	Phone: (501) 676-7776
Sells: Channel Catfish, Hybrid	Fax: (501) 842-2156	Fax: (501) 676-6867
Striped Bass, Bluegill, Coppernose	Sells: Baitfish, Hybrid Striped Bass,	Sells: Largemouth Bass, Channel
Bluegill, Black Crappie, Redear	Fathead Minnows	Catfish, Bluegill, Black Crappie
Sunfish, Largemouth Bass
	Northwest Regional Fisheries Office
	3911 Highway 2321
	Panama City, FL  32409-1658
	Tel: (850) 265-3676
	Revised February 26, 2008
	Recommended Stocking Rates
	100 Bass / Acre
	500 Bream / Acre
100 Channel Catfish / Acre with other fish present
Or 1,000 / Acre by themselves with feeding
	***DO NOT OVERSTOCK ***
NOTE:	There are various methods for shipping fish.  Please check with each
	dealer regarding their methods of delivery.
	Many out of state dealers produce and distribute fish which are
	prohibited or require a special permit in order to be introduced into
	waters of the State of Florida.  Importation and/or stocking of
	restricted species in in violation of Florida law.  You may face stiff
	fines and be held liable for the removal of all restricted fish you
	introduce.  Check with your local Fish & Wildlife Conservation
	Commission if a dealer tries to sell you any species other than
	those listed on this leaflet.
TO FIGURE THE ACREAGE OF YOUR POND AND NUMBERS OF FISH TO PURCHASE
FOR A BALANCED POPULATION, USE THE FOLLOWING FORMULA:
LENGTH X WIDTH =	A
A	= TOTAL ACREAGE
43,560
TOTAL ACREAGE X 500 = BREAM PER ACRE
TOTAL ACREAGE X 100 =   BASS PER ACRE
TOTAL ACREAGE X 100 = CATFISH PER ACRE

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Also check out the IFAS publication on transporting and buying fish for stocking in Florida at:  http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FA013

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