Pond Boss Forums POND CONSTRUCTION Building a dam MAKING LAKE LARGER

i have a 4 1/2 acre lake now,and this morning we are starting to move dirt to make the pond larger.i have 3 questions:1)the pond will be allmost 3/4 acre larger in size.before we remove the dam should i add fish to the new pond are just remove the dam and let fish from larger pond just come into new section?(2)i was thinking about building creek channels in the new pond,my thought was to build new section about 4 1/2 feet deep with some channels dropping off too about 6 feet.is the 4 1/2 feet to shallow?i the larger pond i put pea gravel for fish to spawn on,in this section i was thinking about using sand.will fish use sand as much as gravel?

lee,i went out to see your lake at lunch time,i talked to your contractor building your pond(lake)that is one big spread you have.i only wish my place looked like yours.we saw 3 deer come next to the lake while watching them dig.it's amazing we were that close to each other.i'm going to stop bt after work and see how they did,hope to meet you.it looks like the part they were digging was about 6 feet deep,did you dedide to go deeper since we talked yesterday.good thing i don't own that much land i thing i would end up having a two hundred acre lake.were are you going to put all the gravel you had shipped in?p.s. nice harley

lee,
I would answer yes to all your questions.