Paulding SWCD offering fish fingerlings

PAULDING — The Paulding Soil & Water Conservation District is now accepting orders for fish fingerlings.  The available fish to order from are:  Blue gill, channel catfish, largemouth bass, fathead minnows, triploid white amur, yellow perch, and red ear shellcracker. General recommendations for stocking a pond per 1 acre of water are as followed: 100 largemouth bass, 200 blue gill, 100 yellow perch, 100 red ear shellcracker, 500-1,000 minnows (optional), and 50-75 channel fish.

Order deadline is April 27.  For more information on ordering fishlings or pond management, contact the SWCD office at 419.399.4771 or visit the Extension website at www.pauldingswcd.org.