I do not know about trout in a pond. I fish out west a lot, I've seen the rivers with trout get pretty muddy, and the trout seem to survive.

I stocked FHM when my pond was the color of mud.. they exploded. Throw out pallets, or see some of the other structures guys here have made. They will lay eggs on the underside of the pallets. I had mine in for several months (over the winter and early spring) before I started stocking my other fish.
When I say the color of mud, I mean this.


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9 yr old pond, 1 ac, 15' deep.
RES, YP, GS, FHM (no longer), HBG (going away), SMB, and HSB (only one seen in 5 yrs) Restocked HSB (2020) Have seen one of these.
I think that's about all I should put in my little pond.
Otter attack in 2023