Esshup, most all ponds in this area are stocked with LMB and BG.
1) No 2 ponds are alike.
2) "stocked" and "thriving" are two completely different things.
Looking back through the posts, a number of questions were asked, and you have not yet answered. Before proceeding too much further, I feel we need answers to those questions to properly answer your questions.
Those questions were:
12-15-2020
1. Find out what those small fish are!!!. Knowing what they are will determine how best to proceed.
What are those fish?3. Determine how much of the shoreline has shallow water. Map the small lake do some depth soundings from shore toward the center so you know about the best places to put structure.
Can you put up a picture of the topo map that you made?4. Learn about secchi disk and how to use it. Measurements using it can provide lots of useful water quality information for managing the fishery.
What is the Secchi reading in the lake?