How do I create bluegill spawning areas? - 06/02/22 03:38 PM
Hey everyone, I am about to renovate my 1/8th acre pond to be a 2/3rd acre pond. I got with a local biologist, and he recommended 3 bluegill spawning areas in 1-3 ft depths. I was planning on making them about 10' x 10' each (at 12" pea gravel depth), maybe a little bigger if I only go 8" or so deep with the pea gravel. Basically, I have one truckload to work with, which is about 11-12 cu. yards, or 300 sq. ft. at 12" depth.
Question 1: since the pond will obviously be sloped (roughly a 1:2.5 to 1:3), do I need to specifically make a flat (or "cupped") area for the pea gravel to sit, or can I build a "foundation frame" (like a concrete form for a house foundation), to hold in the gravel?
Question 2: is 8-12" deep good, or should I go thinner or thicker?
Question 3: is three 100 sq. ft. spawning areas good for my 2/3rd acres size, or would I benefit from something different?
Question 1: since the pond will obviously be sloped (roughly a 1:2.5 to 1:3), do I need to specifically make a flat (or "cupped") area for the pea gravel to sit, or can I build a "foundation frame" (like a concrete form for a house foundation), to hold in the gravel?
Question 2: is 8-12" deep good, or should I go thinner or thicker?
Question 3: is three 100 sq. ft. spawning areas good for my 2/3rd acres size, or would I benefit from something different?