Hello All - I�ve been lurking here for a bit as I prepare to build a half acre pond. It is located in NW AR where the soil is horrible , and per the NRCS guy, ponds in Benton County AR over 6� have a 50/50 chance of holding water.......hence my hesitation thus far. I have however located some spectacular clay that is accessible close by and expect to use some 80 or so truckloads to use. We�ve selected the site that has some runoff.
My first (of many) is where can I go to get some pond bottom depth/despite depth ideas? I don�t want to rush going too deep, and suppose I�d need/want shelves, trenches and varying depths. Any guidance here would be greatly appreciated. Ultimately it is for family fishing - I grew up in MS fishing Monster bass farm ponds and have have Read you can�t grow big bass in small shallow ponds but caught many-a lunkers out of the golf course 5� deep ponds as a kid � so that�s in the back of my mind. . I have desires of a �beetle spin� pond to catch line ripping Coppernose (am I too far north for CBG?). Any thoughts or direction on where I could locate a pond bottom layout for ideas would be appreciated.
. I have desires of a �beetle spin� pond to catch line ripping Coppernose (am I too far north for CBG?). Any thoughts or direction on where I could locate a pond bottom layout for ideas would be appreciated. 
