Well its time to freshen up the Topias. Truth be told, It is time to expand them as well. I have been looking around and now I have found the excavator I need to get the job done.

I have learned so much about brood ponds and now I know I want six of them to have options. I figure one for fingerling bass, two for tilapia, two for CNBG, and one for anything else I want. I'm going to get started by clearing the area needed for the three new topias and get them started. I am hoping to get them built early in March. I hope to seine the current topias and sort the fish I want in the new topias in April. Finally I an going to "move" the old topias uphill to be able to use them the way I want.

I'll add drains to all the new topias and I will have the ability to add big pond water to them as needed.

I am planning on the depth to be just under four feet.

Any thought? Anything you would do differently.

Brian

The one thing is the one thing
A dry fly catches no fish
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