New to the forum, want to say hi to all, and the wealth of information here is incredible! I did a search and nothing came up relating exactly to the question I have.

The fishing is good no question on that, bass are big and agressive, no shortage of forage for them. Reason for wanting to plant some lilies is for a variation of cover and beauty. We have the typical cover, stumps, overhanging trees, downed trees ect ect. To say the least the bass are not complaining, theres a few 10LBers roaming I know for a fact.

During the summer, the ponds in question (both being about 3-4acres are moss covered, not terribly thick except the edges and coves) Which in my opinion isnt horrible, i'll still snatch them out of the slop with a frog, the bass dig it, but im sure they'd dig some lilies as well. Hence my question. How does one go about planting lilies in a pond?

I've researched the better varieties as far as invasive and leaf cover, we are plenty capable of keeping them in check. Do I wade out and plant them? If so how deep and how many to fill lets say a 40 ft length cove, by about 20ft wide tapering from 1'-6' deep. I'd prefer 2 colors.

Should I establish and transplant or just plant straight from the get go in the pond? I'm new to this as you can tell, i just want something other than moss as a topwater cover in a cove or 2. As i stated the coves are about 5-6' deep max. Thanks in advance for any advice!