Just finished reading "Perfect Pond" and "Just Add Water." Any thoughts on my South Louisiana pond renovation plan (see attachments) from a vegetation and habitat standpoint? Should I designate a 4-5ft sand-gravel shelf for BG spawning somewhere? Should I consider expanding one of the shallow (1ft) shelves for attracting waterfowl?

The existing pond is the red dashed outline and is about 0.9acre. The current redesign is about 0.5acre though I'd like to increase that if I can find someone to take some dirt and reduce my cost. The main reason I want to increase it is to increase my average and maximum depth (limited currently by narrow width) and to give more acre feet of water for fishing, paddling, and swimming!

Let me know your thoughts!

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Last edited by Kris B; 06/20/19 04:32 PM.

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