Snipe is providing great advice. Heed it. Yes put your bass and even CC in the fall or late summer, Give your forage fish a chance to reproduce thousands to feed the bass lots of food for fast growth.
Since your pond is mostly shallower than 6 ft I would install the diffusers in the deep section. If the pond gets some wind action the water should be mixed naturally down to areas 6 ft deep. You can verify natural mixing depth by measuring the water temperature top and bottom. If there is only 2-3 F difference at 6 ft deep, the water is getting mixed by wind.

Last edited by Bill Cody; 04/07/22 06:47 PM.

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