Thanks for the reply’s! Canyon creek- I’m about 30min east of GR. I’m a little nervous as I would say he is more of a “dirt mover”. I had never really considered digging a pond until a friend of mine had this guy dig him a 1acre pond that turned out beautiful and way cheaper than I had figured one would cost. That’s what got me interested. I have a wet spot in my front yard that has standing water 7months of the year and that’s where I originally had it planned for. I have since switched to my back yard after discussions with said “dirt mover”. it is a low spot in the woods that always has water in it. He was going to come this summer to remove trees and dig but we decided I might as well hire a logger to take out any trees worth anything first. The excavator has not had a chance to get out since that was done a month ago. He has not dug a test hole yet but from the digging I’ve done in my yard pretty sure it’s solid clay. He also dug a pond years ago for my neighbor that is all clay and still holding water. After reading this site and buying mike ottos book I’ve realized there’s a lot more to it then digging a hole and letting it fill. I know he does dig a lot of ponds(I’ve been to 3 of them) but I don’t think they are quite as detailed as the ones I’ve read about on here. He was pretty confident in the site location but plans to dig test holes before starting. I’m removing pretty much all the trees to the west and clearing them back from the pond as far as I can On the other sides.
