Trying to help out a friend, this pond was originally a half acre in size and has just recently been dug out to 1.5 acres at its deepest it is 10ft. It is located 50 mi West of San Antonio. It always has water running through it feed by a natural spring and a creek. How much time does the pond need to settle? As for stocking he would like to follow a management and stocking program for trophy bass. There was already LMB in the original .5 acre pond up to 3 lbs and BG up to 6 in. There a few carp and gar in there washed in there from the creek. What would be the best management plan to follow for raising trophy bass? It has a lot of structure already there and added.