Years ago at my main 4.5 acre pond, I has stocked SMB in the 3-6" range. A few of them were hanging out, stationary, in some rocks close to the point of stocking. I couldn't, however, actually grab any of them.

The fact that you could actually reach out and grab some is a tad disturbing, and leads me to believe that those fish are perhaps having some difficulty acclimating to your pond.

Exciting times for sure.

Excerpt from Robert Crais' "The Monkey's Raincoat:"
"She took another microscopic bite of her sandwich, then pushed it away. Maybe she absorbed nutrients from her surroundings."