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I have seen the posts about fluffy and dense cover in other posts. The water feeding my ponds is spring water. I will be using nylon (per your recommendation) as opposed to galvanized wire even though I do not have a salinity issue. The cover I use with the cedar will not be mobile with the exception of the shallow water cover I can rearrange as needed with my tractor and Jon boat. My main pond is 111 yards across the dam and 189 yards from the corner of the dam to the furthest point on the opposite shore for a total of 2.7 acres with a maximum depth of about 10 feet. All of the fish I will eventually stock are in my area, just not found in ponds around here. My goal is a multi species pond with some for harvest in larger not necessarily trophy species. I really appreciate the advice you have given. Thanks!
Heppy