Hello all, I'm new to the board. I've been managing my friends pond for the last 4 years with great success. It has become a great bass, crappie, and catfishery. The pond has alot of different species, but I belive I've kept it in balance with a constant inflow of forage (mainly bluegills, fathead minnows, and shiners). Anyway, I've been thinking of adding a new dimension to the pond by stocking trout. The pond is a 2 acre gravel pit pond that is fairly deep for a pond maxing out around 35 ft. It is fed by underwater springs and the bottom stays very cold throughout the summer. My ultimate goal would be to create a sustaining trout population with minimal further stockings. I know that trout could survive in the pond during the summer since most of the water stays very cool and has good oxygen content. What I'm asking is has anyone else experimented with trout under the same or similar conditions and got them to spawn and survive?
