Pond Boss Forums INTRO Questions & Observations Tell Us About Your Pond(s)...

What region of the country is it located?
Adirondack Mtns. upstate New York

How old is it?
3 years

How much did the project cost? Or did you buy the pond with the property?
The pond sits on 50 acres, and the pond was built by mostly damming up a gully. Cost $2500.

How many acres is it?(what led to it being this size)
1 acre, money available.

What's the maximum and average depth?(why these depths)
max. 8ft., avg. 5ft.

Is it near your house or is it a weekend get away?
95 miles from home, future retirement home.

Do you have a dock, boat ramp, any other features?
Dock

Aeration, if so what system?
Small 1/8 hp linear pump.

Do you feed, if so what brand food, how much and how?
yes, aquamax & Zeigler gold. Modified deer feeder.

Aquatic vegetation, species present, % of your pond covered, submergent/emergent/trees?
2 Natural floating islands, with pickerel weed, cattails & grasses. some submerged trees.

What game fish species are present? Biggest of each caught, average size of each species?
BRNT,BRKT,RT,PS. RT- 18"

Do you have any forage fish species in your pond, if so are they naturally reproducing or do you stock them annually?
PS & GSH reproduce naturally.

How many hours a week on average do you spend fishing/relaxing at/maintaining your pond?
15 hrs

Anything you wish you did different?
An extra $20,000 sure would be nice to enlarge, deepen & improve the pond.

Anything else you'd like to add about your pond(s)?
I enjoy working on and trying to improve the pond within my budget, and helps to keep me from terminating my ex-son inlaw.

summer 2008