Pond Boss Forums STOCKING A NEW POND Types of fish to choose LMB/BG instead of Trout

Hi all,

I have a new 1/3 acre pond in northern NH in the White Mountains. I had it dug very deep in once section, likely close to 20' or more. The other section is like 4-10'.

I am at elevation and the winters here are long and cold. Reasonably the pond would be ice covered December to early April. Could be longer.

Everything I have seen says my really only option is trout, but I find them to just be finicky and not all that exciting, if that makes sense.

I grew up in the south and would much rather have the standards of LMB/BG, etc.

Is it hopeless to expect them to make it?

Goal for the pond is just to have a fishing hole for the kids with occasional fish fry. I don't need to raise trophy sizes.

I also really want to minimize care requirements.

For now, I tossed in very small quantities of FHM, BG, and a couple channel cats. All very small fry size. I have no idea how they are doing. Sometimes I see one swimming around. So just now trying to figure out which direction to go for a real stocking run in the spring.