Hey ya'll. A client of mine who happens to be my father in law, just finished his new lake. It is around 3 acres and has some 20' water, and some very great littoral zones around the edges. It is a fairly decent size body of water and has an island in it that we had built. So far it is in the filling up process, but should be full by winter. It was extremely well built and is made to last. Has a good clay bottom with field tiles coming in from about 45 acres of runoff. Three dry dams were put in to hold back silt, and field tiling will be put in to collect extra water for the lake.
We want this lake to be something special, and I personally am tired of going to almost everyone's lake and them telling me they have BLGL, LMBS, CNCF and a few crappie. It seems like that is just what everyone does. I have a couple of interesting ideas, but wanted to throw it out and get some crazy ideas that we could experiment with, or try to replicate!
Today Nate and I stocked it with FHM so they can start spawning and making some food for these fish when we get them rolling!
I am open to any cool ideas you all have wanted to/have successfully done!
Last edited by Bill Cody; 07/22/1711:47 AM. Reason: fixed IL
Austin Bennett Fisheries Biologist Herman Brother's Lake Management
