Well after further research and a visit from the local NRCS I have laid out my ideal pond. Its big and theres a lot of dirt to be moved as my land is almost completely flat so when I begin getting cost estimates it may have to be down sized. I thought I would post what I've come up with here and see if anyone had suggestions for improvement.
Right now I have an island on one side that I want to be about 1' under water at full pool. I plan to plant some bald cypress trees on that. The island has 4:1 slopes on all sides so I was going to add a couple areas of gravel for spawning in the shallow areas.
The pond has a max depth of about 16' and lots of shelf areas at 8' deep. 3:1 slope on all banks.
Let me know what you think!
