Well, guys, it's all in the dreaming stage right now. I've been on Google Earth for several hours putting in contour lines for the existing topography at 1' intervals.
That way, I'll have a better picture of what needs to be done in order to even dig in a pond since I really do not have a good place to put a dam... wish I could afford to make an offer on the 80 acres to the east of me! If I could do that, I could build a dam between the hill on my western side and the hill in the middle of that 80 acres. Of course, that would open up a new can of worms since I would have to buy water rights, get more permits, etc...
On top of all that, I still don't know if I have enough clay to compact to hold water or not AND there is a lot of rock, basalt, in the ground and I don't know how deep that is either... It may all eventually be a dream and only a dream.
So, the "nutshell" version of what I want will change as I explore reality but, I would love a 1 to 2 acre pond, very irregular shaped, deep enough that my fish won't die in the winter, a few areas where I can wade out about 10 feet and only be waist deep but other places where wading that same distance will be over my head, a floating dock, a few spots within the pond of hills with weeds on them, a good mix of fish for eating and fun catching. You know, only the very bare basics...
