The drought has had one positive effect...it has enabled dry areas to be worked that otherwise are not accessible...that's small compensation indeed.

In the past, I've mentioned a desire to build a pond dedicated to crappie and have received much great info from several of you regarding the feasibility of that "experiment". My thanks to all who have supplied that info.

I have now completed clearing a 2 to 3 acre area for that pond. We will shoot grade in another day or so and may begin pushing dirt in the next few days.

The purpose of this post is to solicit any additional inputs from Forum members, especially as related to construction to help with the management of crappie. No shallow areas? Steep banks? Depths? Anything else anyone cares to offer.

If no additional comments, that's fine also and I thank everyone for what they have provided to date.