IIRC it will be hard for the neighbor to claim your land unless you "abandon" it; building a pond on it is one way to show usage. BTW the fence the neighbor built on your property is yours to use, dismantle, or run line fence down the property line next to it. Keep in mind I'm not a real estate attorney, just a guy with fence. If the new neighbor shows any indication of giving you a hard time about the former cattle pasture, get a real estate attorney.

A small FHM pond only 3-4 feet deep may not suffice to overwinter the minnows. Most likely a HBG in it would grow to 1, 1.5 lbs at most. I'd as soon try one Redear.


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