Thanks for the warm welcome. As to what I want, well... I don't really know. I want my grandkids and ather children to be able to catch fish. I don't want to necessarily catch lunker bass, I personally enjoy the heck out of catching 2-3 pound fish. I would like to be able to fish for bluegills on a flyrod, and the crappies are a nice bonus that I had not allowed for. THere is virtually no structure in the pond. I have made an area in 8 foot deep water with some brush wired to concrete blocks and in just a few days the crappie had migrated to it. I guess, I am just interested in a general fishing pond where most anyone who fishes there will have a good time. The occasional 5 pound bass caught would be a nice bonus! What about the aeration? HOw do you determine whether a pond need aerated? My gut tells me that he stocked small cats that have not been fished out and now the average size is 6-10 pounds and they are creating the Oxygen shortage.
