Lusk stocked some smallies a few years ago, and I want to say he never saw them again.

If you were to achieve a viable smallie population, I think it would include a few years of stocking, and over a few year classes, you might get smallies that would be more tolerable of Texas conditions.

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."