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I updated this in the wrong section so reposting. Had some trouble with the pond we put in so we lined it with a couple feet of clay and it seems to be holding pretty good. 1.5 acres and 14 ft deep. About a foot away from drain pipe.  View from the house   Looking towards my house. Wife is on far right.  Close up for scale  Spring is running good. 
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It looks good! What will you have swimming around in it?
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Per the recommendation CJBS2003 gave me awhile back:
Trout(any of the 5 varieties I mentioned) - Brown and rainbow
walleye(WE)
hybrid striped bass(HBS)
smallmouth bass(SMB)
yellow perch(YP)
pumpkinseed sunfish(PS) - unsure of source
golden shiners(GSH)
fathead minnows(FHM)
banded killifish(BKF) - unsure of source
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Beautiful BOW - beautiful setting, beautiful dwelling, beautiful fishery plan! What's the stocking schedule looking like?
PS: Tell us about the solar panel...how much does it help?
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That stocking strategy will be interesting to see a couple of years down the road.
PS are available from a fish supplier in NY. If I remember I'll dig up the name tomorrow.
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PS: Tell us about the solar panel...how much does it help?
The solar is for my house. 820 watts of panels and a 660 amp/hr battery bank. It powers all our electric needs. Of course we have a couple of gas wells on our property which really makes our electrical needs small and we also have a gravity spring that supplies our water. Almost completely off grid except for phone.
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I love it, really gives me a goal to shoot for.
Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after. ~ Henry David Thoreau
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Still holding but I have a small seep on the backside. I've noticed it has decreased in volume and is only a very small trickle so hopefully sediment is plugging it up. Might be wishful thinking. Here's how she looks right now. 
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Still holding but I have a small seep on the backside. I've noticed it has decreased in volume and is only a very small trickle so hopefully sediment is plugging it up. You know.... That reminds me of a story.... Who am I kidding, there is nothing I can add here that won't get me banned.
JHAP
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lol
I'm guessing you had a similar experience and it didn't work out too well?
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The pond looks great, and I can't remember the last time I saw green grass.
Time to get some adult forage minnows stocked.
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