Liquidsquid lives not too far from you and has been doing this for a number of years - check his posts or maybe message him.
I live in the Fingerlakes and just got started a couple years ago but one mix people in the north try is Pumpkinseed (PS), Yellow Perch, Smallmouth Bass with a minnow base (golden shiners and fatheads or rosy reds) along with paper shell crayfish. That is what I have in a 1.25acre pond but don't have enough years under my belt to say that this works. My kids loved catching PS off docks, too easy, and supposedly PS don't overpopulate as bad as BG and they don't bite as much (never been bit swimming in PS infested waters). You could add just PS but Bill Cody might know if that will work.
Problem is finding anything other than YP, BG and LMB in local hatcheries. You can call SmithCreek and see if they are planning to get any of these in and may have to go to PA.
