Another option is to put in a lined small trout pond(s) closer to the house, run the well into it and allow it to overflow to the former pond.
I like that idea. Thats the way I am heading due to our soil and water table conditions. Multiple smaller EPDM lined ponds for specific purposes. Liners are expensive. The best price I found for a 50ft x 100ft liner was around 1800.00 plus shipping. Stony Creek (about 18 miles from here) wanted 3K for the same 45mil Firestone Liner.
I personally could not live with a pond that could possibly turn into a little mud puddle. I like to have a degree of control.
I am also looking into geothermal methodologies to get a better degree of control of water temperature, year round, in the smaller lined ponds. What I mean by small is 30ft x 80ft x 8ft deep. I have a lot of work to do yet!
Nice fish Scott!
