I am looking for stocking recommendations for my pond in SE Michigan (I am just south of Ann Arbor).

BASIC INFO:
Pond is excavated with clay walls all the way through and was completed last July.

It is being fed by rainwater only, though I may drill a well in the future to keep it topped off in the summer months as needed.

The pond has approximately 1.5 acres of surface area with about a 1.2 acre rectangle at full depth (ranges from 12 feet on one end to 15 feet on the other). There is also about .3 acre swimming area that juts out. It has a large open area that only goes to 6 feet, then has an 8-1 sloped beach area.

Currently, the water has about 5 feet left to go until it is full. The main area currently has about an acre of surface area with depths ranging from 7-10 feet at the bottom. The swimming area has about a foot of water. If I don't put in a well, I'd estimate that it should be near-full by the end of the year.

There appears to be no leaks. So far, it holds water well, and has only gone up, never down, even last august when it first started filling.

I did not specifically build or sink any structure for the fish.

I am planning to try to keep weeds and plant growth to a minimum (as much as I can reasonably control it anyway).

I have an aeration system installed, though I am not currently running it.

Realistically, I will be the only one fishing the pond, and it's unlikely that I'll remove very many fish per year.

GOALS:
- Primarily a swimming pond. Fish are secondary.
- I want to keep the pond as clean as possible.
- I want low maintenance...I don't want to feed the fish every day, and I don't want to worry about having to kill off fish when they overproduce and stunt themselves.
- I'd rather have a few good-sized fish, than a lot of smaller ones.

QUESTIONS:
- What should I stock & when to meet these goals? Phases?

- I am concerned about LMB/BG combos. I likely won't pull too many out per year. Will BG overproduce? I can't drain pond if they do. HBG will be stunted eventually if I go that route, right? If I did LMB-only, I'd need to feed them? (I don't think I can get HSB in Michigan).

- Are there any special considerations I should take into account since the pond may not be especially fish-friendly (keeping down weeds & algea, no structure, focussing on clean swimming pond, etc)?

- Can anyone recommend reputable fish-sellers in my area?


MANY THANKS!!!