Guys,
If you feed enough those big fish may not eat nearly as many of the smaller fish as you think. In fact they may not eat any of them.The main problem I have had with a disparity in size of trout is the smaller ones get crowded out at feeding time or get stressed. That in turn effects the growth rates of the smaller fish. I now will only plant trout of different species that are close to the same size. One way to circumvent this is to put the new stockers in a floating cage until they reach a larger size before releasing them into the pond with the larger fish. Trout actually do very well in cages if the water temps stay optimum.
Ed,
I would suspect you are going to have to match the hatch to catch those browns. (pellets like the pantyhose rig I showed you at the convention) Not only are browns a more wary species but they can get very selective. Last year out of the 50 plus 3 1/2 to 7 lb. 12 oz. browns in the pond I could only get a handful on artificials. But once I put on the pantyhose pellets, a small split shot to make it sink slowly, and an ice fishing float as a strike indictor all hell broke loose.
