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Fall is the time
to restock -ponds B Bonnie eries/environmental co- C!oblentz ordinator with the Missis- MSU Ag Cornmu"baU0ns sippi Department of .3 '\ 0 Wildlife, Fisheries and MlSSlSSIPPI STATE -- Parks, said his depart- Fall finds owners of new ment, the local Natural and renovated ponds fill- Resource Conservation ing them with water and Service office and Exten- preparing to stock sport sion agents have the list fish to produce quality ol all firms that have fishing opportunities. been issued a permit to Wes Neal.? f i s h e r i e s sell game fish in Missis- specialist with the Missis- sippi for stocking ponds. sippi State University Some businesses do not Extension Service, said ensure that no undesir- the best time to stock fish able fish a r e stocked is in the fall and spring. along with the requested Many owners build ponds sport fish. in the summer, allow "If you have any doubts rains or streams to Till about the decision you them in the fall and then have to make, get Iree stock them. advice from l l ~ eMissis- 'The majority of sport sippi Department of fish should be stocked in Wildlife, Fisheries and the fall. This includes Parks, the National Re- sunfish species, catfish source Conservation Ser- and grass carp," Neal vice or your Extension said. "The sunfish have a agent," Riecke said. chance Lo grow over the 'Uon't take the advice OK winter and then repro- friends and family who duce in early spring. may not know, and don't Bass are stocked in the rely on recommendations spring and eat the small from farm cooperative sunfish." stores or newspaper Neal said choosing a ads." sport fish supplier is an important decision, and consumers should do their homework before choosing who to do busi- ness with. "Check their references and see how satisfied oth- er customers are," Neal said. "Check them out with the Better Business Bureau in Mississippi or the c o m p a n y ' s home state. Most companies do not show up in the Better Business Bureau, but companies with a poor record of customer satis- faction may have records at these bureaus." Dennis Riecke, a fish-