Welcome to the forum Brad. I'm down in the sw corner of the state near Dolores.
My pond is considered cool watered. YP do well in it; LMB can be prolific if not heavily culled. I'm having a hard time getting BG established. They went in 4 years ago; GSF went in 3 years ago. I rarely see or catch a BG. GSF are abundant and some have reached 11 inches. Chunks, for sure.
My pond is clay bottomed. I've added a few rock piles and a variety of other cover. Elodea is thick.
I haven't determined why I can't get BG recruitment. Our regional fisheries biologist states that our local lakes are just not warm enough for reliable, abundant BG reproduction.
I'd like to get some of our experts' advice on increasing BG productivity. Maybe whatever they advise for one of us will work for the other, too.
I'll be following this thread with interest.
Thanks for joining us. There are few Colorado posters on the forum.
Roger