Thanks, Culumills123.

I have a very robust FHM population, and the RES and BG spawn seem to be right where I need them now...I occasionally run a dip net off the dock to check (a big salmon hoop that I re-netted with some 1/2" mesh).

I always heard that shiners would take over small ponds, your take on it?

I realized that I never uploaded any pix of the pond since I doubled its size and installed a dock that I built:











And the best part:



Merry Christmas all, and may God's blessings fill your ponds and your lives with goodness this coming year! Mark