I am planning on taking it to dry ground by removing all of the silt/mud so yes I am planning on removing all of the fish. There are no rough fish in it but it had a severely stunted bass population and a mediocre bream population. I am hoping to restock with bass/brim with an emphasis on true trophy bass. I have a few stren feeders from our last farm and I will probably start a feeding program once the pond gets re-stocked. I'm hoping to begin the dirt work probably mid-spring if the weather allows.