Meadowlark, you've said it better than I've ever seen before. Thank you!
I wouldn't change our lake or the fish in our lake. However there are changes I would make if I were to build another. My goal is to provide fishing for people with "special needs" in groups.
I would stock SMB, white bass (not HSB) and rock bass as primary species with a few goldeyes and freshwater drum. I'm not sure what the forage species should be. Perhaps pumpkinseeds. All of these species are easy to catch and fight well.
