It will definitely get fished a lot more. Just right now two hours or so a week of constant fishing is all I can do. Drive truck for a living and gone all week. Then we are also working in the house and moving in. We are not living there yet.

The goal of the pond and why we bought the place is to grow protein for my wife and an I. We are kind of peppers. That's our number 1 goal. Second is enjoyment of fishing and management. My wife is a stay at home and will enjoy tending to the fish like feeding them and 3rd is paddle boating and maybe swimming.

We are Orthodox Christian so that means we do not eat scaleless fish, but I do enjoy catching them and think a few are beneficial. I also have no problem giving them to friends that do eat them. My wife enjoys feeding. Them and catching them.

When I fish I typically have 3 rods in. One set up on a bobber with earth worms. One on the bottom with a night crawler and the other with a lure casting. Just have not had the time yet to fish with much else like stink bait and so forth.

I really like Bluegill. They are fun to catch and seem to be rather hardy. I really could care less about bass, but have enjoyed catching them. It's really the first time I have ever caught them. Other then an 8 pounder I caught about 25 years ago. I think friends we have over will enjoy them as well.

So I am thinking mostly a Bluegill type pond with some predators fish like bass and a few catfish for the fun of catching and feeding. It's 1.5-1.75 acres 16' deep in the deep area. With lots of rocky gravel substrate. We love perch and crappie but have been told the crappie a for sure no.

I will defiantly use the minnow trap more and get better pictures. Just read didn't have much time the other night as it was getting dark.