Hey, neighbor. I live in Kearney, just south of you. Have 30 acres and 3 ponds. 2 were built in 2005 by the NRCS. The other existing 1 acre pond had bullhead. MDC came out and sprayed Rotenone to kill all the bullhead. I was impressed. It did a great job. They were floating in minutes. MDC will stock your pond for free only if there are no other fish present. It only cost me about $70 buck for the Rotenone.
I would recommend the following:
-Get rid of ALL bullhead(call MDC)
-Add several brushpiles (weighted down) and other structure (rocks, tires, etc).
-Take pictures of pond before it fills.
-Add fathead minnows once there is about 3 feet of water.
-Add some redear sunfish with other MDC recommended fish.
Have fun and good luck!
John
