After test holes proved we can't put the two acre "natural" pond in that we wanted, we decided to settle on a 1/2 acre lined one. Digging to start in a couple of weeks in N.Central Ohio. I plan on putting in a couple of habitat/spawning shelfs ranging in depth from 3' to 5 1/2'. The rest of the pond will range from 7' to 13'. I will be putting in various forms of structure on these shelfs and any suggestions on this is welcome but my real question is can I have any type of vegitation in this shallow area that will do well in sand and won't sread too quickly. The shelves will be "lined" with 3-4" of sand to protect the liner so I can put rock/block structure and wood/pallets structure. This will not be your basic LMB-bluegill pond. I plan on having HSB,YP, and Crappie as my main fish with a very agressive feeding and management regimen. My goal is to have a constant supply of large agressive fish available for kids to catch. Thanks in advance for your advise Jeff
