Joe:
It was great to read your post. I just built my dream pond last November and have begun stocking it slowly, starting with fatheads and shellcrackers this May.
28 channel cats (1/2 - 1.5 pounds) this summer from various outings have added to the mix. Sept. IDNR will give me gills and more cats (fingerlings) and bass in the spring.
Your right, time and money are not in bottomless supply. With 2 daughters entering their senior HS year, I've done about as much as I will get to do before about this time next year, but what I've seen has been amazing.
Hundreds of grass frogs, and at least one bullfrog have meandered. Many painted turtles (maybe one snapper?) are evident and the deer and coons hang out there constantly. It's become quite an addition to the habitat on this homestead, and I can't seem to spend enough time on it. End up at approximately 1.75 acres, when we get the last 5 feet of water in her...
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In a lifetime, the average driver will honk 15,250 times. My wife figures I'm due to die any day now...
