ML, glad to hear you and your family are OK.

In reality, I think you're doing something that is less common then not, if at least for the cost of it. But it will be damn exciting when you see the first LMB cruising around w/ a Rainbow Trout in it's mouth. I've heard that they will hold on to the trout for a long time before trying to swallow it. Then you may see the tail of the trout sticking out of the LMB's mouth for sometime. Just awesome.

I'm assuming you're putting the trout into the LMB pond that has no pellet feeding?

What would be even more awesome is if you have a trout hooked on a fly on your 5 weight, and a LMB attacks it! You may have to work out some type of trailer hook for your fly rig.

Excerpt from Robert Crais' "The Monkey's Raincoat:"
"She took another microscopic bite of her sandwich, then pushed it away. Maybe she absorbed nutrients from her surroundings."