We highly discourage it because it does present the possibility of unwanted species that cause problems in some lakes. He said there are several options for restocking the park pond, but the preferred method is to first get rid of the remaining fish that would cause future problems. Those fish would be picked up and the pond would be refilled. Catfish generally are stocked at 9-10 inches long and are restocked annually. We shouldn't have near the odor problems.
Administrative approval is pending for the restocking project.
To further improve the pond, Newcomb recommended the Parks and Recreation Department reduce the number of ducks at the park. When you have a high population of ducks, it adds a lot of nutrients to the water. Patterson said that problem soon should be obsolete. Since then, he has been contacted by two groups who want to raise a band of ducks. And when the wild ducks see us rounding up their associates, hopefully they will vacate and migrate.