My pond is doing great! I have gone into the enjoying the heck out of it mode! I can`t tell you how many filets have come out of there! It is 9 years old now. Perch run as big as 14.5 inches. Can`t get one to grow like Cecil! I caught a 7.5 bass this winter through the ice. The bluegills are big too. Not like Bruce`s though! Almost no problems thanks to years of pond boss reading! I wish I could stop bank erosion, but 12 acres is a lot of shoreline!