Trout can work in this situation either as annual put and take or year round survival when the mid-summer temperature and oxygen conditions are correct. Trout can live in almost any northern pond from Sept to June. Be aware that many new pond owners think their pond will support trout because the pond is deep which is a fallacy. They think deep water is cold water which is true, but deep water often becomes oxygen deficient in July-August for trout survival. DO in deep cool water for trout needs to be at or above 5ppm 24/7. In Jul-Aug when temps are warmest, algal production & decay highest, and spring flow the lowest is when the good trout water becomes death water for trout. It takes special ecological conditions, that most ponds even northern ponds do not have, for deep water to maintain good DO concentrations year round.
Adding, trout who can survive on supplemental pellet food, to a fish community pond, does not impart a lot of food competition among the other fishes especially if those other fishes are not strong pellet eaters. Thus it can work well.
Last edited by Bill Cody; 11/21/13 03:30 PM.
