BJNick - I assume the SBS are for having some BIG nice panfish. If it were my new pond and considering your plans, I would stock the SBS or at least some of them in Spring with or soon after adding the FHM / GSH. I see no real good reason not to stock the SBS early with minnows to allow SBS to get some decent growth before adding the HSB in Fall. Note HSB are often sold out and not available in Fall and can still be stocked the next spring. Reasons - A. SBS will not be eating very many minnow fry and will be eating mostly the larger available foods that the FHM/GSH cannot eat. B. SBS may very likely be sold out in Fall. If you get HSB in Fall and no SBS, the HSB will be IMO too large when stocking some small SBS. C. If you would like to have a 2nd year class of SBS then add some extras (if available) in Fall. Those SBS in Fall would likely be only 1.5"-2.5" depending on the conditions where they were grown.
