Pond Boss Forums POND CONSTRUCTION Creating habitat Idea for structure - addressing weaknesses

Interesting questions, sandman. I'd love to see pics of your place.

With that much water loss each year, structure would definitely need to be planned so you have coverage in all phases of the year. Keep in mind that it's probably a better idea to plan out the location, type, and size of the structure you are using so it follows a logical plan that is more likely than not to hold fish. Dropping trees randomly may not be the best way to achieve those goals, so you might want to give some thought to where the trees are located relative to any other work you do.

There are some great structure/habitat threads on the forum, so be sure to search around for them and read up. If I'm not mistaken, a general recommendation is that no more than 25% of your BOW should have structure so you can avoid spreading the fish out all over the place.

I really like your idea of going in while the water is low and adding mounds and ridges, etc, if that's what you're suggesting. That would be a great way to use dirt to create actual structure such as ledges, shelves, mounds, peninsulas, etc. around which you can then work to add attractants such as trees, PVC structures, and types of stuff to draw fish in.

I think you'll get lots of great ideas, so just hang on and, again, consider posting some pics so we can see what you are working with. It sounds like a really interesting setup.