For the average pond owner, the easiest fish combination to create quality angling, eating and pleasure for all is the HBG, CC, HSB pond. Adding a few RES in is fine as well.
All three species takes to pellets readily, are good to eat, are fun to catch and don't overpopulate if managed correctly... And managing them correctly is quite easy compared to most other fish combinations.
The fact that all take to pellets means you can pack more pounds per acre than many other fish species. The fact that they don't readily reproduce in ponds means you can precisely control their numbers.
All have fast growth rates with feeding, producing good sized fish in 3 years of less. High turn over rates means you can quickly replace fish caught for the table and keep hook shyness to a minimum.
However, the LMB is king and most pond owners want them in their ponds. If one could readily source single sex LMB readily, it would make their management much easier.
