Pond Boss Forums STOCKING A NEW POND Types of fish to choose Natural Pond, thing of the past?

Is a natural pond where big fish eat little fish becoming a thing of the past? Seems all the fish farms have jumped on the pellet fed fish train. A recent PBM article provides that pellet trained LMB will not thrive without pellets. PBF posts provide that non-pellet trained LMB are pretty much unavailable from fish farms. So many stocking recommendations on the forum start with the words, "stock pellet trained..." So what is the choice for a pondmeister that actually wants a pond that depends on natural forage? Bucket stock from wild waters?