Hello I am new to the forum. I think this is the right place for me to ask this question if not please direct me accordingly.

I have two ponds that are about 1 acre. They are gravel ponds with a depth that fluctuates seasonally between 16 feet in winter to 11 or 12 feet in the deepest parts during the summer months. With a few places that might be 4 or 5 ft in summer. Plenty of weed on the bottom. Not so much around the sides as the banks drop off quick in most places. Currently one pond is stocked with LMB AND BG and some Green SF. The other is home to Black Crappie and a few Channel Cats and lots of shiners. Both ponds can freeze over in the winter some times for a month or more.

My question is would HSBs do well in these ponds. Most most importantly they survive the winter?

I use these pond for recreational fishing.

Thanks

Greg