Brook trout aren't the best fish to blindly dump in a water hole and hope for the best. They have specific temperature, dissolved oxygen, dietary and pH requirements.
My BOW is over twice the surface area and I tested all those parameters, plus, for 2 years before I stocked 100 brookies. I am guessing I have about 80 left and until I create some type of stream fed by really deep cold, low DO water I can aerate, they most likely won't reproduce.
Fall is the best time to stock but don't be surprised if you have the same results next summer. If you want to be successful raising brookies, you need to know if your water can support brook trout.
