That’s pretty cool Augie. Neat that he gave you the chance to buy it back into the family. Looks like it’s got a lot of life left in it.

Was 86 here yesterday. 44 today.. We had two big storm systems come through. Tornado warnings etc.. We ended up with about .4” rain.

Good news was I ran a test run with the feeder late yesterday. I’m seeing more larger fish hitting the feed. Last week it was all 2” fish, this week, I’m seeing a few in the 6-8” size. Hopefully they all aren’t golden shiners. No YP ribbons, still got my fingers crossed that I’ll see a few.
Did see a pretty good sized flock of turkeys. I think trying to reduce possums and coons is helping them come back.

9 yr old pond, 1 ac, 15' deep.
RES, YP, GS, FHM (no longer), HBG (going away), SMB, and HSB (only one seen in 5 yrs) Restocked HSB (2020) Have seen one of these.
I think that's about all I should put in my little pond.
Otter attack in 2023