I have renovated an old pond that is 1.5 acres. 30% of the area is 8 to 12 feet deep. No fish are present. It has a spring that feeds 50 GPM at the surface, even in this drought. It will be difficult to aerate this one, no electric, and it is 1500 feet thru rough terrain from the nearest source. Windmill is a possibilty.
I have been tossing around a plan to stock SMB. But I also want regular BG. I know, big problems with the two. So I am thinking of aternatives, one of which could be creating another small pond in the future. This pond might be 1/4 acre at the largest.
Curious on thoughts of which types of fish would do best in each one. I am thinking that the smaller one would be easier to manage SMB. The bigger one is good for BG because I need to have LMB to manage them, and from what I have learned here is that LMB get harder to manage when pond sizes get smaller. Does my thinking make sense? Opinions?
Thanks, Jim
