Pond and structure looks good.
If catfish come in from above GSF potentially could also.
I stocked BG in early spring and LMB in fall, and my BG got ahead of my LMB and have never had a successful LMB spawn. That might not be a bad thing for trophy LMB but I have had to raise up additional LMB for supplemental stocking. My point is don't let the forage fish get too far ahead of your preaditors if you want a sustainable LMB population. They can get thick enough to inhibit LMB spawning.
There will inevitably be cats and GSF from the pond up north. Not sure how to keep them at bay besides having a bigger mouth in the water.
I am fine with my LMB not getting successful spawn since I am going for more of a trophy pond anyway.
Is it possible to just stock female LMB? I could always add more when needed (every other year or so)
Cheers!
