Pond Boss Forums STOCKING A NEW POND Types of fish to choose Want to stock trout....what type?

I have a 1/2 acre pond in northern Michigan which we just finished fishing out our 200 rainbows stocked five years ago. These were all pellet fed at a moderate level and they augmented that with bugs. We had great fishing for 4 years with the last two yielding 5-9 pounders and up to 28" in length. Great fishing on a flyrod. We estimated we fished out approx 70% of the 200 with the other 30% lost to hawks, winter kill, old age etc. Overall a great experience. we are currently planning the next stocking cycle this spring.