Update:
The contractor had a couple old projects that had been on hold come to life so it hasn't progressed quite as fast as anticipated, but that has been a good thing as most of the pond area was covered in hay and we were late in getting it all off.

I have a 24 ton excavator and took some of the trees out myself. They will take out the remainder. They have lasered and calculated the water levels and marked them as well as dam boundaries. They have piled some of the brush out of pond area and started removing topsoil in the dam area.

I have received an application for the bluegill, redear, largemouth bass, and channel cats to stock it. As Kevin and others suggested, it is very economical for those through the NCRS office.

I would like to find a source in this general area (intersection of Interstates 57 and 70) for Smallmouth Bass, Hybrid Stripers, Fathead minnows, Grass shrimp, and Crayfish.

It is progressing! \:\)

Jeff

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