Thanks, deeping the pond shallow ends is indeed the long term fix. But I suppose that I would have to drain the pond down and hire some escavation company.
I would think you could not get heavy equipment in there until weeks after a drain down due to mud and muck? I wonder if you can use a escavator from shore with some type of extended shovel? For example, a 40ft reach (shovel) used around the shoreline could deepen over 70% of the shallow areas without draining (the pond is sort of oval shape, with the shallow end about 160' across at the widest end). Now that would leave a shallower "hump" in the middle of the shallow end; but honestly that would be OK. Weeds could grow there freely, great habatit! Yet, I would be able to fish from the shore much easier and have no problems boating away from shore (now too many weeds, I need to paddle out before using the trolling motor!
Also, would you/anybody have even a ballpark idea of what that might cost?
Thanks
Last edited by jrwpmw; 08/28/12 09:13 AM.