Okay guys you have my attention. If it is feasible to stock HSB I would definitely do that. I just figured every time I see them in the lake they are zooming all over the place, seems like they would burn up in a small pond. I don't mind going through a learning curve for what will work in my pond but what I want to avoid is getting my son all pumped up to catch some fish in our pond only to find them all piled up dead on the shore. What other considerations do I need to account for to stocking HSB? Depth and size of pond are non negotiable, that's simply the room I have. I would also like to harvest an amount of fish that the pond could support. So I wouldn't mind buying fish each year to restock.