For the first time ever I tried stocking my 3.5 acre pond in central OK with rainbow trout for the winter. I have some questions for the more experienced in these matters.
1) Do these fish naturalize and become fishable with flies or nymphs. I would not expect many surface hatches at this time of year but but I do see some midges frequently.
2) So far my most effective method of catching them has been trolling with spinners like Roostertails or Mepps. When the water temperature begins to rise, is there a "down and dirty" way to harvest as many as possible.
3) I have been feeding Aquamax and they seem to come up to it, especially in the evenings. What happens if I feed my leftover catfish food with lower protein to them? Does it have an adverse effect, or just not produce growth?
