LW, you might give your BRKT some help in the creek by putting out more cover in sunny area's, you could put large pine branches across the creek to help shade it and keep temps lower.
Also putting in more underwater cover like pvc pipe in 2 and 3 inch diameter & about a foot long, cover them with rocks to hold them down, small clay pipes would work well also.

The stream that runs thru my land has a naturally sustaining population of BRKT but the numbers have increased substantially since I started putting in structure and cover.
Unfortunately as has been mentioned if RBT & BRNT have access to the creek from your pond the BRKT population could really suffer.

Last edited by adirondack pond; 04/28/12 03:03 PM.