Many times, LMB can be feed trained when they come from the hatchery. This is more likely to be the case when you are buying "older" fish as opposed to fingerlings.

I don't know if people have had success getting LMB to pellet feed once they've been in the respective ponds.


Excerpt from Robert Crais' "The Monkey's Raincoat:"
"She took another microscopic bite of her sandwich, then pushed it away. Maybe she absorbed nutrients from her surroundings."