Hello! I have a pond that is large. I go fishing in it often but I only catch bluegill, green sunfish, and largemouth bass. I’ve tried catfish catfish and carp but haven’t caught any there yet. I want to stock it with some species for fishing that’ll handle the winter. I’m in Ohio. I am currently growing out a Blue Koi for the pond and might want to add more Koi and Goldfish too. But I also would like other “exotic” cold water species to stock too. Some ideas I’m not sure will work:
Blue Mahseer
Golden Mahseer
Chinese Wels
Albino Aral Barbel (getting one soon, most likely, but wanna possibly put it in the pond in the future)
Phoenix Barbs
Alligator Gar
Yellow cheek Bambusa
Ideas that’ll probably work (includes natives):
Longnose Gar
Sterlet
Surgeon
Paddlefish Fish
Bowfin
Longear Sunfish
Flathead Catfish
Blue Catfish
Albino Channel Catfish
Tiger Musky
Northern Pike
Grass Carp
Common Carp
Golden Ofre/Ide
Rudd
Trout
Spotted Gar
Short nose Gar
Chinese Hi Fin Fin Banded Shark (have one growing out but idk if I’ll put it in the pond)
Walleye
Dojo Loach
Any cold water fish that’ll handle Ohio’s temps that are (preferably) exotic is what I’m seeking
Blue Mahseer
Golden Mahseer
Chinese Wels
Albino Aral Barbel (getting one soon, most likely, but wanna possibly put it in the pond in the future)
Phoenix Barbs
Alligator Gar
Yellow cheek Bambusa
Ideas that’ll probably work (includes natives):
Longnose Gar
Sterlet
Surgeon
Paddlefish Fish
Bowfin
Longear Sunfish
Flathead Catfish
Blue Catfish
Albino Channel Catfish
Tiger Musky
Northern Pike
Grass Carp
Common Carp
Golden Ofre/Ide
Rudd
Trout
Spotted Gar
Short nose Gar
Chinese Hi Fin Fin Banded Shark (have one growing out but idk if I’ll put it in the pond)
Walleye
Dojo Loach
Any cold water fish that’ll handle Ohio’s temps that are (preferably) exotic is what I’m seeking
