Ok so it's been a couple of years since I first posted here, but believe it or not... it took that long to get the pond built. We hit major boulders (size of a mini van), busted some equipment, survived cancer (not me, my son), built a barn, had a baby (not me, my other son), and finally got some water in a hole that resembles a pond. At full pool, it will be about 1/2 acre. As soon as I figure out how, I'll post some pictures.
The pond started filling last October. The deep end is about 8 feet deep, the shallow end about 4 feet average. It's got a good 8 feet to go though. We had almost no snow last winter and very little rain this year.
So, my question is... is it too late in the season to stock some FHM? We had a tremedous toad spawn this spring but they're all gone now. We had some painted turtles and bull frogs show up. A few snakes. And a great blue heron stops by regularly. I'd like to get a good minnow population going before I stock bass, bluegill and channel cats next year.
What do you guys think?
