Small Pond Project.........

wngsprd · Nov 30, 2014

Trout for Thanksgiving! Now, there's a great idea.

Beautiful place, great project. Thanks for sharing and updating us.

Kyle_in_Tex · Nov 30, 2014

Hummm. Using your backhoe as an "ice breaker". That's new to me.

Larro Darro · Dec 1, 2014

Kyle_in_Tex said:
Hummm. Using your backhoe as an "ice breaker". That's new to me.

I always used an ax to break the ice in the cow trough. But then that was Florida ice

Larro

cartod · Dec 10, 2014

My pond runeth over! Full pool reached yesterday at about 10:00.......:cool2:

dave1949 · Dec 10, 2014

Nice! How are the trout doing? Do you feed them? I've heard that new ponds may not support fish until they have time to build up some water plants, insects and algae.

cartod · Dec 10, 2014

dave1949 said:
Nice! How are the trout doing? Do you feed them? I've heard that new ponds may not support fish until they have time to build up some water plants, insects and algae.

Trout are doing fine, no great. There have been no floaters and the ones caught were feisty and tasty! I feed them very little as the water temp is below 45. They get about 1/3 lb 2-3 times a week.

dave1949 · Dec 10, 2014

cartod said:
Trout are doing fine, no great. There have been no floaters and the ones caught were feisty and tasty! I feed them very little as the water temp is below 45. They get about 1/3 lb 2-3 times a week.

Thanks. Sounds like they are doing fine.

cartod · Dec 21, 2014

Went out tonight and caught this 18" pig! I can't believe how fast these fish can grow!

HarryN · Dec 22, 2014

Enjoying the pictures. Simply beautiful!
What are your plans on trimming around the whole pond when the grasses start growing?
Sides look to steep for a lawn mower.

dave1949 · Dec 22, 2014

Nothing beats fresh fish, from the hook to the skillet in 10 minutes.

Someplace I can't recall we traveled in rural Germany, a restaurant out in the country. If you ordered trout they went out to their little holding pond and netted one. That's fresh!