Forums36
Topics41,022
Posts558,589
Members18,538
|
Most Online3,612 Jan 10th, 2023
|
|
11 members (Boondoggle, etx-pond-c, Jason D, Champ59, jludwig, catscratch, Shorthose, Huntmastr1, Tinylake, LeighAnn, FishinRod),
1,040
guests, and
213
robots. |
Key:
Admin,
Global Mod,
Mod
|
|
|
Joined: Aug 2019
Posts: 19
|
OP
Joined: Aug 2019
Posts: 19 |
I just finished adding most of the lay downs and trees. What else do you think I need? I still plan on 2 more bluegill spawning areas. I have more big rip rap left to use. I plan on stocking fhm, bg, and res this upcoming spring and then adding hs and lmb the following spring. Will also be supplementing golden shiner. Any advice on how I could improve habitat, spawning areas, ambush points, would be greatly appreciated. Still need to concrete everything down. Here is what I've added so far https://youtu.be/DVvnlLEyyps
|
|
|
|
Joined: May 2011
Posts: 1,764 Likes: 34
|
Joined: May 2011
Posts: 1,764 Likes: 34 |
I would rip rap the entire dam to prevent erosion. Also gets the benefit of cover and decent fishing.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Aug 2019
Posts: 19
|
OP
Joined: Aug 2019
Posts: 19 |
Should I use a landscape cloth under it or just set the rip rap in place? I was thinking about doing where the water line will be and about 3 foot lower.
|
|
|
|
Joined: May 2011
Posts: 1,764 Likes: 34
|
Joined: May 2011
Posts: 1,764 Likes: 34 |
We have success with just placing rip rap. We do above and below the water line. I would do enough to account the majority of water level fluctuations.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jun 2016
Posts: 2,344 Likes: 101
|
Joined: Jun 2016
Posts: 2,344 Likes: 101 |
I used old carpet under my shoreline rock. I think it will be better than the landscape cloth. Fuzzy side down... Most carpet stores will have piles of old carpet out back. I like the idea (carpet or landscape fabric) for two reasons...it resists the sinking of the rock and it acts as a weed barrier.
Fish on!, Noel
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jan 2019
Posts: 212 Likes: 3
|
Joined: Jan 2019
Posts: 212 Likes: 3 |
Noel, my best friend does environmental assessments for banks, insurance companies etc and urged me not to do carpet. Eventually it will breakdown, to an extent, and introduce micro plastics into the food chain. Tires also can leach various chemicals over time.
How are you going to know unless you try!
NW TX 2ac main pond fed from 1100ac watershed going through 2 2+ac sediment ponds. 1st filled 10/2018 900BG, 200RES, 200HBG, 100CC and 23# FHM...."Free" BH, GSF GSH, LMB & ??? 75LMB 3/2020 I subscribe!
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jun 2018
Posts: 1,470 Likes: 107
|
Joined: Jun 2018
Posts: 1,470 Likes: 107 |
I would go with carpet if you can get your hands on enough. Much better look in the long run. My old coach used to say "do it right do it light do it wrong do it long".
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jun 2016
Posts: 2,344 Likes: 101
|
Joined: Jun 2016
Posts: 2,344 Likes: 101 |
...introduce micro plastics into the food chain. That doesn't sound good, I wonder what landscape fabric is made of?
Fish on!, Noel
|
|
|
|
Joined: Aug 2019
Posts: 19
|
OP
Joined: Aug 2019
Posts: 19 |
Sounds good.. thanks for the input
|
|
|
Moderated by Bill Cody, Bruce Condello, catmandoo, Chris Steelman, Dave Davidson1, esshup, ewest, FireIsHot, Omaha, Sunil, teehjaeh57
|
|