Writing my first post helped me clarify a lot of my thoughts on my pond. I understand why many of the pro's on here suggest having a journal for each pond. Since my post I have been doing a lot more reading. I will definitely be leaving crappie out for now, primarily because of the inconsistency of their spawn.

It appears I am going to have enough problems trying to manage the GSF my pond is starting with. Should I go forward with stocking other fish, primarily the WE, YP, RES, and potentially BG? Or should I kill all the GSF in the pond now and start fresh with FH, BNM, and PK Shrimp?