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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-

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