For sure they wouldn’t spawn in our ponds without extensive renovation with $$$$$ worth of gravel and boulders.
A short cast away from Howard’s pond are numerous smallies in Lake Texoma that spawn in rock and gravel beds. I’ve caught too many of them from that habitat to ever consider spawning them in any N. Texas ponds without extensive renovation.
There are many gravel and conglomerate depositional areas in the Texoma area, but I guarantee Howard’s pond are not so located - they don’t hold water well, if at all.
