Maybe enjoy what gets in the pond from the creek and stock the pond with fish that would be good to have in the stream. Maybe some SMB?
SMB are one of the species I considered. Would they reproduce if I gave them some preferred spawning habitat? That way I could lose some during a flood, but still have a spawning population. However, they would have to compete with whatever was introduced during a flood.
I believe the best adapted "creek" bass in our region are the Spotted Bass. I wanted to try some in a pond, but could not find a supplier.
Since my management of this "pond" will definitely be imperfect, I was considering fish that could have explosive growth in two years. Would HSB be an option? I could guarantee they would be the largest initial predator - even if I stocked inexpensive small fish. They might have to compete at a later date with some other predators that make it through my screens as fry.
