if you will be throwing in worms from time to time it will make near no difference if the pond is going to have a dam i would not recomend stocking crayfish they burrow and will cause leaks in the pond i made the mistake of stocking them and 1 week after i put them in, my dam had holes all through it and the little stinkers washed out the dam. if if you want another kind of fish in the pond you probably would want bluegill. when the bluegill spawn the chanel catfish will have some more forage small bluegill. maby an expert will have an input on this. but if you want good growth and alot of fish you'l have to feed. with just runoff and a possible spring i highly doudbt that it will suport trout
Last edited by small pond; 03/12/13 05:13 PM.