Dave, I think you're right. If State/Fed figure out a way to make a dime off of increased regulations for ranch/farm owners I think they'd jump on it in a heart beat.
The potential changes to the inheritance taxes show that. Many money poor land rich families are going to be popped good unless current laws are kept. No finger pointing, just facts.
I was kind of surprised as we start to build our mini-log cabins that there are no building codes or restrictions at all in our county, except for the septic system. A gvt bureaucrat will have to issue a permit and inspect the new septic system...but that's basically it.
I am not saying it is a totally good thing to be wide open, because some half-wits might make some dangerous mistakes, but it sure is nice to be able to do what you want when building your week-end get-away.
Last year we were considering building a new office suite and they said all new light switches in offices were mandated to be on timers that shut off if no motion is detected after a certian amount of time. The landlords say they are getting lots of complaints people sitting at their desks reading their computer screens without making much movement and the lights suddenly shut off in their office. I read this week that they have discovered the new "energy saving" light bulbs may be hazardous to our health!
Mark I know. We easily ran 600' of Cat 5 at an office building once, and wound up rerunning it all after an inspection. 4 blocks over, in another city, everything was a go with the same setup.
Same scenario about septic tank only permit when we built.
BD, We installed a 24" pipe through the dam with a riser on the back side to reach our desired water level. We also have a 60' wide overflow spill way to the far left that is not in the pics.
This pic is about a month and a half old but shows that the water has been on the rise. Its probably about a foot higher than this now. We still have a long ways to go now as it is beginning to take on alot of land mass.
Here are some more pics. We are getting a constant flow into pond now since the ground is well saturated. The water flowing out of the surrounding hills alone is creating a steady but slow rise in water level.
David, with the drought, our pond is still not full, I am hoping that this year will be the year that it fills!! Be patient..... It will fill, but on its timeline.
Looking good so far!!
Brian
The one thing is the one thing A dry fly catches no fish Try not to be THAT 10%
I have a question. I went ahead and stocked 900 cnbg 200 redear and 20 lbs. fhm. Which is not near enough when the lake is at full pool. But with spawning coming soon. Do yall feel like its safe to say that by next year there will not be any need for additional stocking? I will add more if need be I just didint want to overstock in a small BOW.
I have a question. I went ahead and stocked 900 cnbg 200 redear and 20 lbs. fhm. Which is not near enough when the lake is at full pool. But with spawning coming soon. Do yall feel like its safe to say that by next year there will not be any need for additional stocking? I will add more if need be I just didint want to overstock in a small BOW.
What size were the sunfish? What's the chance of any predators in the pond?
They finally updated Google Earth in my area but it is from back in September. The water is up quite i bit more than this shows. The good news is according to Planimeter the pond is going to be right at 10 acres.
David, I think I would go ahead and stock more. Something like 2,000 bg/res per acre. Right now you have stocked 1,100 over 10 acres. The FHM's will help some but there's just not a lot of calories in a minnow.
It's not about the fish. It's about the pond. Take care of the pond and the fish will be fine. PB subscriber since before it was in color.
Without a sense of urgency, Nothing ever gets done.
Boy, if I say "sic em", you'd better look for something to bite. Sam Shelley Rancher and Farmer Muleshoe Texas 1892-1985 RIP Grandpa
Pond has been filling up steadily since early this year. We only have about 2 more feet to go. Might be less than that after all of the run off. Here's a pic of my gauge that I built for my lake. I will try to get out and take some good pics tommorow bit we are staying at children's tonight with our daughter
The lake is 22" from full pool. Im in awe every time a walk around the pond. Ive got some good flooded timber in the shallow end which gives me my duck hunting spot.
I do have a question though, Before the pond filled I couldn't get to a lot of the shallow end to brush hog cause of mud and logs laying everywhere. Now I have a lot of tall grass grown everywhere in the shallow end of the pond. Im assuming this will die out but how long will it usually take?
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