Gary, it will be roughly an acre, I plan on coming back and expanding it to the east when I free up additional "pond play money" in approx 2 years...there is enough watershed, and it's mainly excavated.
I'm a big fan of the diversified pond. For the first year, I hope to only have only forage like CNBG, BG, RES, Gambusia, & Golden Shiners...threadfins next spring "if I can get them". But my 1/3 ac. silt pond is upstream and could introduce LBM/CC if it overflows the spillway. I have culled 50 lmb from it this spring, everything less than 12" comes out...it has great forage already.
Once the forage base is in place, I will mass introduce the predators I love, run a Fat Cat feeder, and stock 10 lbs. tilapia every spring. 100 HSB top the list, 100 Crappie a close second, that combination works well despite the negative viewpoints some people have. 100 CC will be added for tablefare when they are in the 2 - 4 lb range. LMB will find their way in via the silt pond upstream.
