Is it possible to be discouraged AND excited at the same time? I feel like I'm married to this pond. Will it always be this way?

George & BC, I have fished for HSB....that's something I never considered or even thought was a possibility. So the HSB will never spawn? You control their numbers/size by harvesting? Can a pond full of large BG co-exist with the HSB? Fascinating....

Essup, so a pond full of big BG and a bunch of <14" LMB would be the result in a smaller BOW? Would I delay the stocking of the LMB in the early summer to allow the BG to get even bigger or would I stick with the June stocking?

Sorry for all the questions....very valuable information and I thank you all.