I believe I would pass on the LMB in a 1/4 acre pond. That might work in NY but not in Texas. They have a tendency to over spawn and over eat the forage supply. The average Texas small pond is bass heavy with runts with no food supply that hasn't been eaten. I would consider 100 hybrid bluegills and about 20 hybrid stripers or channel cats.

Don't over stock that 1/4 acre. During droughts, it is going to shrink.

It's not about the fish. It's about the pond. Take care of the pond and the fish will be fine. PB subscriber since before it was in color.

Without a sense of urgency, Nothing ever gets done.

Boy, if I say "sic em", you'd better look for something to bite. Sam Shelley Rancher and Farmer Muleshoe Texas 1892-1985 RIP Grandpa