Pond Boss Forums MANAGING AN EXISTING POND Evaluating and adjusting fish populations Newbie ... Existing Farm Pond Northern MI

Great site with lots of good information. I've subscribed to the magazine and purchased the basic pond management book.

I have 10 acres of land in Northern MI where I've built a cabin that overlooks a small (1/4 acre) farm pond. I've focused on the cabin and the land over the past two years - I now want to focus on the pond. The pond is dug out w/o any fish (several fishing trips and observation) but has crayfish. I don't know the depth of the pond as of yet (I would guess 6-8 ft.) based on slope of the pond.



Where should I start ...
- water chemisty tests
- draining
- etc.

Thanks!