Welcome
Great background intro!
It sounds like you've made a lot of improvements.
What are your goals for the pond?
Do you know what types of fish already exist?
The forum is an excellent resource. Lots of experts in all areas of pond management.
I would encourage you to join Bob's Tuesday night, Pond Boss, Facebook live at 6:30 CT.
I'm big into photography so I hope I can include the pond in that aspect.
I also love wildlife. We have deer, wild turkeys, bobcat, coyote, etc in our yard so I hope
the pond will help them. I saw a coyote pup walking across the dam this evening which was cool!
I would love to get some Wood Ducks nesting. I know it had Bass and Bluegill. I stocked Bass, Bluegill
and Catfish last October I think it was? I can hear the frogs as I type this and love that. I am enjoying
reading this forum and already learning things. I will check out the FB you mentioned. Thanks!
Jay
Posting pictures has been a challenge for some as they cannot exceed 2MB. Any picture from a modern phone is much larger than that so you have to reduce the size. There are a few methods to doing that.
Pictures help with understanding challenges and answering questions. I'm happy to assist if you need any technical assistance with posting them.