Wildman - love your handle! Welcome to the forum!

Considering your pond is on the smaller size, have you considered simply installing rock or riprap to stablize the banks? Limestone in all sizes in our area is pretty cheap [$18/T] and I'll bet 200T would do it for you. Much cheaper and easier than a retaining wall at any rate.

Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after. ~ Henry David Thoreau

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