Thanks Guys... smile The problem is that we don't live on this property so I'm hesitant putting a bunch of money into it. We've been told by quite a few locals that the pond used to be one of the best fishing ponds around... which meant of course it provided a lot of fish for trespassers. frown I feel wasteful though to just leaving it sit. It's a place that should provide some good times hopefully for family and friends. I'll get an estimate to breech the pond and then get a dozer in there. I do have the mini excavator now so realistically I can get the thing drained on my own. It'll likely then sit for a year or two to get it pulled back together if we let it dry out.