Snipe, thanks for your suggestions. I'm not sure the exact size of my pond, since I haven't really measured it. .10 acre is my guess. I can put enough minnows in there without building a large forage base over time since it is tiny. I'm planning on a small number of HSB only a month after stocking minnows. I can always add more minnows as needed. If I had a larger pond, yes building forage base would be my first concern.
