Pond Boss Forums INTRO New Forum Member Introduction Hi from S. IL

First post here we go. Stumbled accross the site and already have learned alot. I work in the office of an earth work contractor so when we got a job just outside of town that needed dirt fill hauled in I told my boss I know a good place! My back yard. So we sold about 1500 CY of dirt and in return we got a nice little pond. Had the guys bring over a trackhoe and a highlift and away we went. Had to pay for fuel and a little for equipment time but that is it. Not the biggest pond but will be around 1/3 acre. Price was right. Finished building in August and figuerd it would take all this spring to fill but in the last couple of months man have we had some rain. We are now about 3/4 full. We will be around 15 feet deep. I will try to post a photo later. After reading several posts I think we are going to stock FHM as soon as I can figure out the closest place to get them. I see we have some members from IL so I hope they give me some input. We are located half way between St. Louis and Springfield, IL. I have two young kids that both love to fish so I think we are going to go for a small fishing hole with BG and maybe a few LMB. Well thanks for reading and I look forward to some good comments. Thanks, Daron