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Yes, you should lime the pond and you will most likely need to keep replenishing the lime as needed. The closer to a pH of 7.0 the better it is for the fish and other living organisms in the pond. Just like growing plants, when the pH levels move further away from 7.0 the slower things grow because it's harder for them to uptake nutrients.

IF there are ONLY Rainbow Trout in the stream and it would be legal to pump that water into the pond, I would. Any RBT that would survive and make it in the pond would be great bass food.