Hunter, Ponddragon, YP are easy to source, easy to stock in larger sizes (not that expensive) and usually pellet trained. This gives tons of options for keeping them going even in a predator heavy pond.

I would say by all means try it and report back to us how they do. I find YP to be very scrappy fish, surprisingly they are OK with warmer waters and a smaller pond, they are one of the best fish to eat, easy to keep pellet trained even with occasional hand feeding from the bank. They bite on many different baits and lures and fight hard. Kids love to see their colors.

They also have high reproduction rates if you are worried about predation.

I wouldn't see a reason not to try it even in a LMB/CC pond.

There are many small lakes around SW MI that are 9-10 feet at the deepest, eutrophic, and full of stunted BG and LMB. I just wonder if the DNR would stock YP if that would help. It would give anglers a bonus species, and with their reproduction rate maybe the LMB would have another option to fill their mouths! They seem very tough even in our hot humid season in shallow ponds and lakes (quite the opposite for their reputation of only doing well in deep dark lakes similar to where Walleye inhabit) and are a great option for icefishing too.