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2 YEAR OLD POND - BEFORE & AFTER…

Sligh1

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Finished this maybe mid or late summer in 2019. Filled some by that fall. Last year filled nice - maybe 65%? This year- it’s at 80% I’m guessing.
It’s a clean non-farmed area that fills this. It’s short & not a ton of water so we knew be a while to fill.
I think it was like 35-42’??? Look at THIRD PIC- my son is standing in bottom.

Lots more rock, structure (all sorts of stuff) & ridges & rock added.. Added fish feeder for fun. See what it does. Kids loving it!!!!!!
Fish?????? I think we did fathead minnow, perch, smallmouth, red ear sunfish, few catfish, etc. No largemouth. Maybe made some non-perfect combo on fish but pry not end of world. All for the kids. They loving swimming in it!!! Jump off dock into about 8-10’ of water. Here is it at start & now at 80%….

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Fantastic work!

Good move on leaving out the largemouth IMO. I fish some smallmouth ponds and they’re way more enjoyable than largemouth.


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I don't get jealous of cars or houses or girlfriends or paychecks or deer, etc..., but dang do I get jealous of a good pond. I'd be a VERY happy man if I adequate runoff and means to build my own. Looks awesome!
 
Very nice! Your son looks like he's 2 foot high in that pic :), that's a deep is the pond?
Ha- I’m a lil over 6’. He was jumping off dock. Charlie is 10 years old & not 2’ tall ;). The kids love swimming there. Put sand on the beach.
So - the pond is between 35’-42’ deep. I am a very good swimmer & did some diving…. I swam way down towards the bottom - it’s very cold!!!! Get 20’+ down and it cools down big time. I have no clue if that’s good but I assume it is. I think this will help the smallmouth having deep cold water.
im very thankful to have this and have this for my kids. We grew up with nothing (no $ & parents had 7 kids) so I’m appreciative & thankful for stuff like this & i want these kids making great memories.

**one other random one…. Where flows into pond - 1st pics…. Had some black dirt…. Went back with dozer & got all of it out. Piled it up & moving it. So- that’s one tweak we did in this process - trying make water cleaner.
 
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