First of all, welcome to the forum toolmaan78.

Have you learned how to use the search function yet? It's a great place to start. There may be ten or more threads concerning erosions questions. I'm not one of the shoreline/erosion experts, but I know that there's been quite a bit written on the subject.

I think you should definitely post a picture or two for us.

I can assure you, that if you are on a tight budget that there is no way to remove your silt without draining the pond. Actually, depending on how tight your budget is, you may not be able to remove the silt even if you do drain the pond.

Start posting pictures and looking through some of the archived threads. Good luck.

Bruce

Holding a redear sunfish is like running with scissors.