Glad you are catching us up on your ponds progress. Looks great.
Couple of questions.. Can you deer hunt from that treehouse? Ha! Just kidding.
Also, you said the Mo Dept of Conservation came out and shocked your pond? Did you have to pay them? How did you arrange it? I’d like to do the same. See if any of my HSB survived, and see if my HBG numbers are as low as I think they are. I think I’ve knocked them down a bunch.

9 yr old pond, 1 ac, 15' deep.
RES, YP, GS, FHM (no longer), HBG (going away), SMB, and HSB (only one seen in 5 yrs) Restocked HSB (2020) Have seen one of these.
I think that's about all I should put in my little pond.
Otter attack in 2023