Ric glad to have you join in again. I think you are on the right track. RES can spawn more than once and do often in our ponds . But their reproductive capacity in the studies is based on average egg # or avg hatch. That stays the same no matter how many spawns as it is a yearly #. They still reproduce only a fraction of what BG produce.

Probably a good idea to add some additional forage. GShiners and FH would be good and a mix would be better. YP could work but with little veg or stick piles they may not reproduce very well. It is the wrong time of year to add YP in the south. You might try a few adult YP in late fall for possible early spring spawn.