I have been mulling over all of the input from the members.

Scenario #1 - A SMB and RES pond. Pellet train both. The SMB would feast on RES recruits in the spring and eat pellets once they were gone. As the RES mature and are caught out replace them with adult pellet trained RES. The unknown factor is what native fish reside in the branch. I know that it has crayfish, minnows and at least one species of bream. If this happens to be little BG it blows the whole thing.

Scenario #2 - Same as above but add another forage species. I don't think YP are a viable option for various reasons. GSH is a possibility. I haven't read one thread where FHM survived the initial onslaught to maintain a healthy population. Maybe this is due to more posts on LMB and HSB. Why do TFS not work in this scenario?

It occurred to me that whatever forage that occupies that branch has a much better chance of survival because they have had to. Pond raised minnows, crayfish etc. have never been hunted. I need to find out whats in that branch before planning any further.

Thanks to everyone for your help!

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