SPORTFISH AVAILABLE
Stocking Memories since 1948.
Sportfish can be stocked in new or existing ponds and lakes. They can be used to help maintain a healthy aquatic ecosystem or can be managed for sport depending on your goals and the demands of your pond or lake. Establishing clear objectives can help you tailor your needs.
STERILE GRASS CARP
10-12" fish sold individually
Clark Buford Bait, Inc. is a Georgia DNR Authorized Triploid Sterile Grass Carp Dealer.
Sterile Triploid Grass Carp are a great addition to a pond where aquatic vegetation management is a problem. They are naturally voracious eaters. The state recommends 15-20 carp per infested acre.
LARGE MOUTH BASS
MICROPTERUS SALMOIDES
Sold Individually. Pricing based on size.
Large Mouth Bass are an iconic fish in Georgia and surrounding states. Call us if you want to add trophy bass to your lake or pond.
Quick Facts
The largest of the sunfish.
The KING of American Sportfish.
World record caught in GA 1932 (22 lbs 4 ounces).
Verocious Eater
Feed conversion 10:1.
"FEED HER SHE WILL GROW".
CHANNEL CATFISH
ICTALURUS PUNCTATUS
Available in three sizes (4-6", 6-8", and 8-11")
Channel Catfish are a great addition to any pond or lake. They help to balance the ecosystem and can be beneficial to pond health. Catfish primarily eat other fish or aquatic animals, but may also eat some vegetation.
BREAM (COMMON BLUEGILL)
LEPOMIS MACROCHIRUS
Three sizes available
Bream can be stocked for sport or forage fish depending on the needs of your pond.
Quick Facts
Southern Bream
Similar range to the Florida largemouth bass.
Exceptional growth rates (up to 2 lbs.)
Commonly caught in the St. John's waterway and Florida.
Readily adapted to Georgia waters.
BREAM (COPPERNOSE/BLUEGILL)
L. MAROCHIRUS PURPURESCEN
L. MAROCHIRUS MYSTACALIS
Three sizes available
Bluegill are the most common of the panfish found in the southeast. They eat anything that they can fit in their mouths including insects, worms, and smaller fish like minnows. They spawn at each full moon of warm months (May-August).
FATHEAD MINNOWS
Sold per 1,000
Fathead minnows make an excellent forage fish for smaller fish. They spawn nearly continuously during warm weather. These are great for a food source for smaller predatory fish like panfish, juvenile catfish, and young bass. They are also a key component of good pond ecology and will help to reduce disease in other species.
SHINERS
Sold per pound
Shiners make an excellent forage fish for all predatory fish. They spawn nearly continuously during warm weather making them an excellent renewable food source for bream, catfish, and bass.
THREADFIN SHAD
Available by request
Threadfin shad also can make a good forage fish in larger ponds with large bass. They are filter feeders. They mature quickly and spawn nearly continuously during warm weather. Threadfin shad are not tolerant cooler water and may die off if the water temp dips below 42 degrees.
SHELL CRACKER
LEPOMIS MICROLOPHUS
Sold individually. Limited availability.
Shell Cracker (also known as Red Ear or Sun Perch) are a species of panfish native to the Southeast. This fish can reach up to 5 lbs (record 5 lbs 4 ounces).
The Company has been a long time supplier for my business. And has given me a lot of knowledge in the fishing business.
Rosemary Cochran
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