Pat :

That is great news about your pond's status. S.E. will do a good job for you. Did you tell them that you are adding the new part so they can include that effect in your report. I would sure do that because you want to know about the combined lakes. One thing to keep in mind is that as the lake gets larger it gets harder for one man to keep it in balance because of the number of bass that you have to take out. For example if the report says take out 10 lbs. of bass per acre each year then you have more fish to take out as the lake gets larger. You can with managment meet the goals you set out. You have described what a balanced bass/BG pond will give you. The trick is to keep it in balance. That requires taking out bass. Good luck and if you want after you get the report post the results and see what others say about the results.

It is important for you to keep notes of what happens with your pond . Those notes are important for mgt. purposes. You will know more about the pond than anyone else and that info can help a pro pond mgr. , like S.E. , do the best job for you. ewest