Pond Boss Forums POND CONSTRUCTION Selecting a site WHY DO YOU OWN A POND? (forum members must vote)

Sorry. Guess I havent seen the beginning descriptions of the Lake. Have you posted pics?

No Bergmeister:
Don't know how to put photos on the computer. Maybe this winter Margaret can come over and we can figure it out. Have lots of photos of white scum, green bubbles, neon water with what we call "stretch marks." Also have photos of beautiful clear blue water-we will get back to it, because we won't give up, and because it is all solvable, it just takes tenacity, perseverance,teamwork, money and knowledge, and hiring the right people. We have made amazing progress fighting our our H.O. Association (living in Stepfordville full of original owners who don't care). I think it is like a pyramid scheme; if you bought early you paid little for beautiful water, had extremely low dues, and will do well whenever you leave. For those like me, well it has become pretty much a full time job. So if you see Margaret and I on the news chained to the South Blvd. drain to get it diverted, don't be surprised.

Is this still open?

1) Quality private fishery
24) A fun place to gather with family and friends
16) To provide escape, peace, and relaxation (therapeutic or otherwise)
9) Swimming hole
6) To attract wildlife for viewing and/or preservation

the water is always beautiful from any angle

all life is drawn to the water

Here is mine.

1) Quality private fishery
2) To enhance land value
3) To attract wildlife for hunting

Fishing!

Fishing

Swimming

Wildlife

Family Gatherings

My favorite place to drink beer

I love to watch kids actually catching fish

Better late than never I guess. Here's mine:

1) Quality private fishery
5) Some limited hunting
6) To attract wildlife for viewing and/or preservation
16) To provide escape, peace, and relaxation (therapeutic or otherwise)
25) A safe close to home place to give the dogs some water training (Springer Spaniels)

Thought I'd already voted, but oh well. Here goes. For both ponds...

1) Quality private fishery
2) To enhance land value
16) To provide escape, peace, and relaxation (therapeutic or otherwise)
24) A fun place to gather with family and friends
5) To attract wildlife for hunting

1. It's my own!
16. It's my escape!
24. It brings us together!
9. Time to swim!
10. I am a closet aquaculturist!

1) private quality fishery
22) fresh food
5) enhanced hunting opportunity
16) an escape
24) family gatherings

1- Quality Privat Fishery
20- The Challenge of Building it
21- The Challenge of Maintaining a complex Ecosystem
24- A fun place for Family and Friends
16- Peace, escape, and relaxation

1) Quality private fishery
16) To provide escape, peace, and relaxation (therapeutic or otherwise
24) A fun place to gather with family and friends

#1 Quality private fishery
#24 Fun place to gather with family and friends
#16 Provide Escape, peace and relaxation
#5 Attract wildlife for hunting
#6 Attract wildlife for viewing

Pond 1:

12) To water livestock

1) Quality private fishery

22) To provide safe, fresh fish as food

16) To provide escape, peace, and relaxation (therapeutic or otherwise)

24) A fun place to gather with family and friends



Pond 2:

12) To water livestock



Pond 3:

12) To water livestock




Pond 4:

12) To water livestock



And that's the way it is, to quote the late Mr. Cronkite. May he rest in peace.

My vote: #24........ A fun place to gather with family and friends!
We love having family over to fish, talk and fellowship down at our pond. We want to get the pond really producing so we can have some of the older folks at out church come over and catch fish. Our goal is to host a Sunday School party at our home, catch fish and fry 'em up there!

#16 as well... after a day at the Mill...I walk down and sit in my swing and just watch.....

1. Quality private fishery

24
6
1

12, 1, 2

I guess I need to get my vote in!

Pond #1 (1/2 acre):
24 - fun with family/friends
11 - study all of nature and/or biology
16 - escape,peace, and relaxation
6 - attract wildlife for viewing
21 - personal challenge of managing complex ecosystem

Pond #2 (1.5 acres):
1 - develop quality private fishery
24 - fun with family/friends
15 - non-powered water sports opportunities
16 - escape, peace, and relaxation
21 - personal challenge of managing complex ecosystem

1) Quality private fishery
2) To enhance land value
3) Ornamental landscaping
4) Provide affordable and convenient water frontage real estate
6) To attract wildlife for viewing and/or preservation
16) To provide escape, peace, and relaxation (therapeutic or otherwise)
17) Reduce local insect population (fish eat bugs)
18) Erosion control
19) To create and enjoy the sounds of moving water (ie; waterfall)
22) To provide safe, fresh fish as food
24) A fun place to gather with family and friends

And the original reason .. one which is not listed ..

To take advantage of a a natural water source on my property

Pond under construction

1) Quality private fishery
11) To study all of nature and/or biology
9) Swimming hole
16) To provide escape, peace, and relaxation (therapeutic or otherwise)
24) A fun place to gather with family and friends

1 - Quality private fishery
18 - Erosion control
5 - To attract wildlife for hunting
20 - A family or personal challenge of actually building it

24) A fun place to gather with family and friend
99) get out of doing honey does

I cannot complete registration so I cannot complete my all members MUST vote requirement. I don't own a pond. I am not contemplating owning a pond, ever. People buy them and pay me to manage them. Not only do I get to do whatever I want, whenever I want, I get paid to do it.