5)Be realistic in your goals for a 1.5 acre pond...
CJ, if one day a couple years from now I threw in my pole and caught a 6" perch, I'd be ecstatic. It's beyond my imagination to think I could catch a variety of species including some nicer size fish out of a hole I had dug on my own property. Heck, sometimes I don't believe I really have a cabin in the woods.
You've given me a ton of information that I'm very appreciative for and it's really comforting having a plan to go forward with instead of the hours and hours of head scratching I usually end up doing.
Thank you for being so selfless with your time and knowledge.
Rex