I just got off the phone with Deb. I plan to defer stocking until the spring because my pond is getting lower and lower. I checked the annual rainfall for my county - we are 20 inches behind, and only have 26 inches year-to-date. Our avarage annual rainfall is 46 inches.
I think ML will be stocking his pond - he is further south and (i think) has access to water for his ponds.
After I stock in the spring - I will start up a new post to keep everyone informed of the progress.