CJ,
I've been Talking with ad-pond his a big help we have the same interest in ponding and fish.

TJ,
Do a search for my posts and you'll learn all about may pond building to fixing the leak. I haven't stocked LMB as of yet. I am a trout person and have stocke Rainbows for the past couple of years only to loose them to high water temps. My pond has reached as high as 82 degrees, not suitable for trout.

I have a watershed pond which I aerate with a waterfall pump and a small well that puts out about 500 gallons of ground water a day at 54 degrees.