Pond Boss Forums FISH & FISHING Fly Fishing & Other Fish Species Newly stocked RBT question...

Hello everyone,
I've been trolling this site for a little while and finally registered and would like to introduce myself. I live in Alberta, Canada and have a 3yr old pond that is 12-14' deep and approx. 2000sq/ft surface area that is fed by surface runoff.

A week ago, I stocked 30x 5-7" RBT and 4x Grass Carp in my pond. I started to aerate the pond about 4 or 5 days prior to this stocking and the aerator has been going constantly since. The weather has been cool and rainy the past couple of weeks so I've left the aerator going night and day. Because of the rain, the water is very turbid and visibility is 12" at best.

So far, I haven't noticed much activity in the pond since I've stocked it and the trout are definitely not surface feeding at all. I haven't seen any floaters as of yet.

Is this normal behavior for small sized, newly stocked RBT? Are they hunkered down eating feed that is already in the pond? Are they dead and not showing themselves yet?

Also, of note, the pond has been stocked with RBT in the past, but the previous owner before me never aerated it so it winterkilled every year. Last year no fish were stocked (so I've been told). My plan it to aerate so I can have year round fish...