What region of the country is it located?
40 miles east of Kansas City, Missouri
How old is it?
3 years old
How much did the project cost? Or did you buy the pond with the property?
Too much. Wish I owned a dozer, I would have made it bigger.
How many acres is it?(what led to it being this size)
.75 acres
What's the maximum and average depth?(why these depths)
10 feet max., 6 feet avg.
Is it near your house or is it a weekend get away?
150 yards behind our house.
Do you have a dock, boat ramp, any other features?
No, but wanting to build a small dock.
Aeration, if so what system?
None yet.
Do you feed, if so what brand food, how much and how?
Yes. Aquamax 3-5 times a week by hand when water temps are optimal.
Aquatic vegetation, species present, % of your pond covered, submergent/emergent/trees?
A few cattails, some moss, and a few bushes of some kind. I also have a small brush pile submerged.
What game fish species are present? Biggest of each caught, average size of each species?
LMB, CC, BG, HBG. LMB are around 8 inches, CC close to 4 lbs., not sure of others.
Do you have any forage fish species in your pond, if so are they naturally reproducing or do you stock them annually?
FHM initially, BG naturally sustaining.
How many hours a week on average do you spend fishing/relaxing at/maintaining your pond?
6-12 hours a week.
Anything you wish you did different?
I wish I had hired a professional to seed/hydroseed the pond banks, esp. the dam. I also wish I�d had the opportunity to lime the pond prior to it filling, but it was raining hard the day it was finished and filled quickly with a 15-acre watershed.
Anything else you'd like to add about your pond(s)?
Working in and around the pond is relaxing and fulfilling to me. I doubt I will ever call it a finished project.
