I was doing some research on YP and came across this thread. It discusses some of my issues, so I thought I'd bring it back to life.

I put 10 lbs of 1" - 2" FH's in my 1/2 acre pond a month ago. I'm seeing a lot of very small minnows swimming around, but don't know if they are FH. The reason I question that is the pond is fed by an itermittant stream and I saw a few minnows in it before I stocked. Should I be concerned that since fish apparently swam in, they may all leave too? The stream is VERY small, leading to a swamp almost a 1/2 mile away.
2nd question: I was thinking about stocking BG now, then LMB in the spring. The soil and conservation people sell fish every fall, but I just found out this year they will not offer any BG. They do have YP in the 3"-5" range. Will these be as good for forage as BG? Is this size ok? If I go with the YP, should I wait until next fall to stock the LMB?
Thanks for any help you can offer.