Gator,

Three things about your described situation that would influence me to start over: 1) the presence of bullhead catfish 2) the presence of HBG, and 3) other possible unknowns. The first two pose known hazards to meeting your objectives and the third, of course, unknown. The nice LMB are good news and bad news. It will be very difficult to establish any forage base or successfully introduce fingerlings of any species with their presence.