I can't hardly believe a 650 acre lake would have any "stunted" bass in only 3 years. One of the best fishing lakes in Missouri was "stocked" by adding fish to farm ponds that would be flooded a couple years before the dam was completed.

I would make darn sure you get WRITTEN permission to release anything into public waters or the golf course ponds, or you'll almost certainly get a very unwanted education of the legal system.