The easy part. Habituate the BG in the big lake. Get a 150 ft seine and place it around where the BG from the ditch will enter the pond. Put it there just before you release the BG by seining from the land out to where you post the net. Then release the BG into the ditch. Keep them there at least 24 hours. You can even feed there for a bit. That will greatly increase survivability of the new BG as they will then recognize the predator danger and avoid being an easy meal.. Add some thick cover just outside of where the net will be. There are several threads here on the subject and the science is included.

https://forums.pondboss.com/ubbthre...ds=habituation&Search=true#Post26019

Last edited by ewest; 03/24/25 12:14 PM.