My reply is on use of your pond for fire suppression. I suggest that you install a dry sump so that in the event of a serious fire water tank trucks could fill from your pond. We have two dry sumps installed in our ponds. Several years ago we had a fire approaching and water was used from our ponds to get the fire under control. Cost of materials is minimal and benefit can be large.

I sure would like to take a few of those brookies off your hands. All of our brookies are naturally reproducing, never stocked, and could use some genetic diversity.

If you don't care where you are you ain't lost. OMB