Thank you - They started building up the dam today. I am away but my wife likes what she is seeing. The contractor is both correcting the very steep slope of the dam and raising the overall dam level. I'll start carting concrete chunks and stones to the pond for SMB spawn areas soon. Is there any disadvantage of adding FHM and golden shiners t0 the pond with only 4 to 5 feet of water in a small area in the center of the pond? Is it better to add these in Spring since the water looks glacial right now? Not sure there is enough food or O2.