Pond Boss Forums STOCKING A NEW POND Raising Forage and Bait Wetland/forage pond and mosquito management

The sediment pond has very low visibility. I suspected it was full of BH like last year. At least a 1000 dead when it dried up. 5 good throws with a 6ft net tonight - only GSH and crawfish. That means the BH all swam into the main pond when the sediment pond overflowed. I am planning to siphon it dry this weekend. Any reason not to? Good fish can be transferred. The Labs are still swimming but I'm guessing it's only 2-3ft deep now. Last year it was a toxic pit when everything died.

How long does it take to saturate new ground after an expansion? The .75ac main pond expansion filled mid March and we overflowed for a week. Not much rain since and the pond is down about 2ft. I have not found any wet spots behind the dam yet. The most likely area behind the rock spillway is dry. Tonight I filled a bucket with water, set it near the pond and put a measuring stick in the pond for an evaporation test.