Nice fish Sunil, I would be happy catching the original stockers

Esshup I do find it strange that a pond just years ago had tons of small lmb and now can't find any. Is there a way by looking to determine the health of the pond? Also I don't have access to take a boat and determine depth. There are some steeper slopes going directly into the pond and given the size I estimated at least 10 ft in middle but never know. Could I sample the water and take to a hatchery to test?

How well do HSBC handle being caught? If I stocked some 10in fish would they last awhile even while being caught occasionally ? Would I even be able to catch them if I only stocked 30 in this pond?