Greetings,
New guy here!
I have been poking around the site for a short time now, gathering a learning all that I can about ponds and how to best navigate for what I am about to embark on. Currently, I am getting familiar with the nuances of pond management and pond building. It appears that in the near future I will be handed the opportunity to manage three existing ponds and creating a new one. I have so much to learn and do not want to be overwhelmed so I will start with this question. If you were starting to build a new pond that will fill to around 3 acres and 25ft deep, stocked with smallmouth bass, have aeration and possibly crayfish and fatheads to jump start it, and adding as much habitat as possible, what aquatic vegetation would you be considering. I have learned here, that crayfish love weeds so they may be second in the supply chain, after the plants get a good hold. Iam trying to prevent a weed takeover but I know how important they can be. In the development of a pond. With all that said, what is the opinion of those in the know as to what is a great plant to start, once water is added?
If this is too vague, please tell me what other information I can provide to help formulate some ideas.
I truly look forward to hearing from everyone.
Thank you so very much.