Thanks for the input! I am glad you said that, I should probably add that it will be a balanced LMB/Forage pond but I am also a big fan of perch and that is one of my main focuses. That being said, besides the birm the picture was taken from with a very gradual slope (maybe 3:1) everything else is pretty aggressive. You can walk up it but it may be about 3:3, I need to check the actual slope. What you cannot see in the pic is the trees and brush pile on the right that is in 2'-4' of water and is decent size.