Rainman...
Pond is in Callaway County, right in the middle of the state. We finished digging the pond at the end of September and I'm about 2 feet from full... just from fall rains and winter snow. By my calculations, a 1 inch rain raises my levels by 1 to 1.5 feet. Of course we had some hellacious snow this year, that last one around 18 inches. I ran a depth finder off my kayak this afternoon to take a look at our structure from the top to see if it looked the same as when we were digging it. Max dept is approx 30 feet at the center, with shelves at various depths (15 ft, 8 ft, 6 ft etc) and some stretches of rocky, sandy substrate at 2.5 to 4 feet for spawning beds. We stacked oak stumps with root balls for cover and made some spawning holes for our catfish. I stocked 200 bluegill, 50 redear and 2 lbs of fathead minnows in October. The bass and catfish will go in this spring.
I'd like to know more about the aeration. My surface area ended up being just under 1 acre...any suggestions for a system? Also, are you suggesting that if I aereate the pattern should be deep in the summer and move to the shallower water in winter?
Appreciate your input.
