Originally Posted By: Quarter Acre
I have found a source for pallets and should be getting some this afternoon. They are broken ones apparently, but hopefully not destroyed. I should also be spending most of the weekend picking up rocks. Maybe I'll have some more pics to share on Monday. I'm starting to run out of decent shoreline for structure and it is not because of too much structure. About 2/3's of the pond banks are very steep and I'm afraid any structure added there would just end up in the bottom. We'll see what the weekend produces.


I added a good bit of structure on my steep sections, by simply driving in steel posts/pipe/etc into the bank perpendicular to the bank wall every so often to create a stop. Then I could pile rocks or whatever I was using to my heart's content. I made some teepees out of old tires on my steep bank, but the same could be done with 'natural' structure.

I limited this so I could be very aware of where that structure was. It's been productive so far.

I recommend galvanized steel or aluminum if you have access, to virtually guarantee the structure will be there long after you are gone. Even steel will last a very long time under water, but aluminum or galvanized pretty much gets you 'forever', or at least as 'forever' as any of us need worry about.

Dale

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