Lake Stocking Advice
I recently bought a property that has a large (about 13 acres) 'lake' on it east of Edmonton. The lake was apparently created as a result of quarrying or some type of work where there was equipment digging/drilling that struck an aquifer and "barely got the equipment out before it filled with water" according to the previous landowner. It is also apparently mostly sandy on the bottom, but I haven't confirmed this yet.
I've been out on it drilling a few holes and testing the depth, so far only finding it to be about 5' to 6' deep over most of the lake, though I've only tested about 1/3 of the area. Every hole I've drilled results in quite a bit of freshwater shrimp spilling out all over the ice, which I take as a pretty good sign for potential stocking. There does seem to be quite a bit of dead vegetation and a very slight sulphurous smell in the shallower portions that I've drilled into. There are also a couple of beaver dams and visible signs of muskrat dwellings throughout the lake.
I'm wondering if anyone here has any experience in stocking a similar body of water. I'm open for any tips or tricks and suggestions on what to try and fingerling supplier recommendations. I'd love to hear your fish stocking stories, good or bad!
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