The pond has pike and pan fish. There are many local fishing groups on Facebook you should consider joining . Forest city Anglers and London Ontario anglers are 2 examples.
I like fireline crystal on my pin. The line sometimes will bury while fighting a fish ,but one wasted drift will fix that. Floats nice,mends nice and cuts through the wind.
Bushing reels take a while to break in and are not as good as a bearing reel in frog water. If you are going to buy another reel then buy a Milner bearing reel.