Pond Boss Forums STOCKING A NEW POND Types of fish to choose Seasonal Trout Questions ( Salmon Possible?)

I had several questions about stocking trout for the winter months in a Mid/Southern Indiana pond.

1)Growth Rates - What kind of size would well fed 12 inchers put on by spring die off?

2)Are Brook and Brown trout acceptable in small numbers along with rainbows? Palomino (golden rainbow color variant)?

3)Would it be possible even to sprinkle in a few salmon just for kicks?

4)How do trout behave in a pond environment? Do they hang around cover and ambush like bass? I've done a bit of trout fishing in flowing water, but I'm curious how their behavior (and the techniques to catch them) adapts to a pond.

5)Whats good forage to have established or supplement with for them? Minnows? Grass Shrimp?

Thanks