You should have no problem getting SMB from any of your local rivers or streams...have you considered stocking advanced sizes from angling in MN? I think those fish stand the best chance of making it in your fishery. I wonder if they will compete well with the LMB considering it's such a Northern BOW? I know many lakes in So Ontario that have very few LMB but are dominated by SMB.
My preference is stocking certified disease free fish from a hatchery. Transplanting large fish(in quantity) would definitely blow out the predator/forage balance.
A percentage of the little guys and girls will hopefully survive and merge with the current populations.
I think the LMB will remain dominant since there are so many more of them and they are successfully reproducing every year. Who knows if either the SMB or WE will spawn or if they will just grow and eventually become lunker bonus fish?
