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ceadmin, I was in exactly the same position as you about 10 yrs. ago with pretty much the same philosophy. Spent a lot of time planning. Wanted diversity and spent a lot money trying to get it. Much of it wasted. I'll share my experience and hope it helps. I'm in NW Ohio so climate is similar. p.s.- My pond is about half the size of what you're planning. I'll just comment on the species i have experience with.
BG-1800 seems like a lot- i never stocked them because of the nibble factor- we swim a lot- have never really regreted not stocking Red ear- good choice-are harder to catch though Minnows- yes- i stocked as many species as i could find- a season before everything else so they could spawn Crayfish- yes-beware the rusty crayfish Shad- no exp. Blue cats- no exp. CC- yes Tadpoles- IMHO not necessary- my fish don't eat them and unless you live in a desert, bullfrogs at least will find your pond-also bullfrogs can wipe out lesser native frogs- tree frogs, cricket frogs, etc. YP- yes BASS- yes to both- i think its a coin toss as to which will dominate-in my pond-its the SM- might want to try equal numbers of each and see who wins- maybe they'll balance out -you never know HSB- never had much luck with stockings and not sure why? still a mystery Saugeye did better than my Walleye-neither showed a lot of growth RB Trout- stocked several- no returns- i don't have spring or aeration though Grass carp- use as needed- i like some plants- so i use them sparingly
hope this helps a little
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