Layton, I don�t know much about catching trout out of a pond but I do know quite a bit about �down and dirty� catching AQMX fed fish.
Last fall I caught and released a 29 inch rainbow out of a North Georgia river on a �scud� fly, and it was regurgitating fish pellets from a upstream feeder.

The trick is turn off the feeder for a couple of days before fishing .
Use Cecil�s �PantyHose� pellet fly or Bruce�s Pom Pom fly for best results. Perhaps they will address this subject..

We were overpopulated with 5-6 # channel catfish in our pond that we could not catch until we discovered the trick of making them real hungry. Turn off the feeder for a couple or three days.

The first day fishing we landed 7 and broke off 11, 4-6 pounders on PomPom flies on 5 wt. fly rods. We have since scaled up to 9wt rods with 16# leaders and land most that we hook. What a blast � they will put a run on you like a redfish.

Still a few left for next spring and summer - counted 3 monsters yesterday but water too cold to get them to take a fly.

Good luck with the trout � Cecil is the expert.

N.E. Texas 2 acre pond � � acre pond