This is talked about a lot in the posts I linked above. The pond certainly does not have an abundance of forage. There are no bait fish other than the few minnows, if any, that remain after the LMB were added. There used to be lots of insects and some crayfish, but those seem to be limited as well now. I would say there are still a lot of leeches, which I assume is good for the fish.
That's why I took a long time to decide whether I wanted to restock trout or not and why I came to the conclusion that the trout will be fed. We will see how it goes... I've realized trophy fish are less important to me than good fishing and good eating 12 months a year, so that's what the current goal is.
