I got to play/plan while the pond was drained to fix the dam. I had the contractor take the clay for the dam repair from selected sites, creating ledges, drop-offs, underwater points and ridges as structure. Also, while the pond was down, I played in planting cover--rock piles, brush piles on selected structure, and every tree stump taken off the dam was planted in the pond for cover along a ridge, adjacent to a deep drop. Also, the pond was an old irrigation pond and the only part that was cleared was close to the dam. The upper 2/3 of the pond is a submerged stump field. Great bass habitat, both structure and cover.
