Dirt work is finally finished leaving us with a little over 4 acres of water and 7 islands totaling a little over an acre. This year will be mostly devoted to landscaping the area.
This winter, we're building a heavy duty dock that is 8' X 32'. We will do everything but the decking this winter. When the ice goes out, we will fill the area under the dock with concrete blocks and then put on the decking. This winter, we are also taking hundreds of concrete blocks out to different places along the islands.
As far as fish go, I plan on taking out most of the 4-8 lb. channel catfish and just leave the few little and big ones. Catfish don't seem to add too much to our fishery. We will also add some more goldeyes, freshwater drum, sauger, walleye and pumpkinseeds. With all of our non-reproducing species, constant restocking is necessary.
