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Posted: **Sat Feb 07, 2026 3:17 pm**

Let’s say it was allowed or could happen, a one-time dropping of raised trouts and would this produce larger largemouth bass?

Posted: **Sat Feb 07, 2026 5:43 pm**

The trout probably wouldn't be around for as many seasons needed to make a difference. Lakes that a annually stocked are the ones that make a difference.

Posted: **Sun Feb 08, 2026 7:43 am**

A yearly stocking of tilapia might. They would eat that nasty filamentous algae that infests the lake in the summer too. They would have to be restocked every year as they die off when the water temperature drops below 55F. The Mexican lakes with the big bass have tilapia (year around though). They grow real fast so only fingerlings would need to be stocked.

Posted: **Sun Feb 08, 2026 12:09 pm**

Gotfish? wrote: Sun Feb 08, 2026 7:43 am A yearly stocking of tilapia might. They would eat that nasty filamentous algae that infests the lake in the summer too. They would have to be restocked every year as they die off when the water temperature drops below 55F. The Mexican lakes with the big bass have tilapia (year around though). They grow real fast so only fingerlings would need to be stocked.

Now that’s a very interesting idea!

A possible Lake Baccarac in our own backyard!

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