jas,
I currently own a 3/4 acre pond that is very similar to yours.The pond is a silty clay, very steep slopes, with a average depth of 15ft. It is currently stocked with 200 2-3lb rainbow trout, and 7 5-8lb channel catfish. The only natural forage in the pond is a very large population of fathead minnows, a small population of crayfish, and a very small population of waterdogs. However, i do feed. My trout are thriving and i am very happy with my results.
Personally, i reccomend a mixture of rainbow's and tiger trout. Variety is always exciting. Make sure as far as forage goes to get a large base of fathead minnows to start off.
One last thing, with my trout, I seem to get alot of gut hooks with live bait. Therefore, In my pond i have limited the use of live bait to kids under the age of 8. Spoons and spinners work very well. Flyfishing is king on my lake and i have found that weighted wooly buggers are queen.
Good luck with your pond - Jighead
