NEW POND! - 03/27/09 04:38 PM
Hello everyone!
Its been a while since I've posted! Been catching up on some reading. I believe the last exchange I was involved in was discussing the admirable qualities of the GSF!
I have recently been busy with all the work that goes into grooming a new house and surrounding land.
I posted in the past about a 1 acre pond on family land about 25 minutes away that I was trying to manage. I am not able to devote the time to do it right as I am the father of a 17 month old boy, and my wife needs me around in the afternoons. I do try to catch out some of the 10"-12" bass to cook up when I get out there though.
Now that we've got our new place starting to shape up, it's time to build a pond by my house! It will be in a drainage area (a holler i.e. hollow----if you are from MS as I am)
The contractor estimated that it will be about a 2 acre pond. I want to have bass/bream with maybe a few cats.
Many questions have I! I live in Northeast Mississippi with "clay gumbo" or "yazoo clay" soil.
What should I do first, once the pond is dug and the levee is built? Rocks and or gravel in bottom for spawning? brush?
Once it fills up what kind of food base should I start with?
Thanks for any advice or comments.
Its been a while since I've posted! Been catching up on some reading. I believe the last exchange I was involved in was discussing the admirable qualities of the GSF!
I have recently been busy with all the work that goes into grooming a new house and surrounding land.
I posted in the past about a 1 acre pond on family land about 25 minutes away that I was trying to manage. I am not able to devote the time to do it right as I am the father of a 17 month old boy, and my wife needs me around in the afternoons. I do try to catch out some of the 10"-12" bass to cook up when I get out there though.
Now that we've got our new place starting to shape up, it's time to build a pond by my house! It will be in a drainage area (a holler i.e. hollow----if you are from MS as I am)
The contractor estimated that it will be about a 2 acre pond. I want to have bass/bream with maybe a few cats.
Many questions have I! I live in Northeast Mississippi with "clay gumbo" or "yazoo clay" soil.
What should I do first, once the pond is dug and the levee is built? Rocks and or gravel in bottom for spawning? brush?
Once it fills up what kind of food base should I start with?
Thanks for any advice or comments.