Pond Boss Forums MANAGING AN EXISTING POND Corrective stocking What to stock to help bass growth

Welcome to Pond Boss Judge, I agree with the info you've received so far.
Getting a good forage base started is gonna be hard but not impossible, you could start reducing the population of LMB in the spring by using fish traps, then increase the protective structure for your bait fish, Christmas type trees work well when anchored at their base with cement blocks.
Golden Shiners are an excellent bait fish, you could get maybe 5 to 10 pounds of adults or more if you can afford it, which would spawn in the summer, and for more insurance Anderson's sells GSH fry by the hundreds of thousands.
Since costs of doing these things can add up, adding adult Pumpkinseeds or Bluegills from a nearby lake or pond could help start an additional forage base for your LMB, but there are some risks of introducing disease and the State of NY frowns on this practice.
With the Holiday season approaching it would be a good time to collect discarded Christmas tree's, weight them down and when the ice is safe place them on the pond over shallow areas
so they will plant themselves in the spring.
Lot's of time during the winter to read up and plan for your pond, Good Luck and keep us updated.