Bdavis
Silver Member
I would not be concerned about depth but I would be about soil quality. My land is close to a major river and flat. At about 4 to 6 foot you hit sand and you are done with trying to get it much deeper.
When I bought my land I got it for a good price. The pond was only about 2-3 years old and I thought it
looked pretty good. As it turned out most of the locals had watched the guy ( a want a be bull dozer operator) build the pond and they thought it was a bust. They did not think it was deep enough or that it would hold water and that was the reason I got it on the cheap. Now the pond is about 6 -7 years old and I don't want to brag but it really is a pretty pond . I have some really good fishing. I have had several of the locals come by and lament that they messed up and should have bought the land because the pond turned out so well.
I think the secret is not depth but water quality and the ability to maintain the depth. When I purchased the property the guy told me that he spent a lot of money lining the pond ( mixing something with the soil
benonite I think) He also set it up correctly . My water well is artesian and it flows in one end with an
outflow on the other end. It is about 1 acre in size and my water has a real pretty blue-green color in the winter.
We had a bad drought 2 years ago and plenty of the ponds dried up but mine was fine. With that much surface area the fish did great and I never have had to worry about O2 quality. I attached a picture of my pond.
Good luck
When I bought my land I got it for a good price. The pond was only about 2-3 years old and I thought it
looked pretty good. As it turned out most of the locals had watched the guy ( a want a be bull dozer operator) build the pond and they thought it was a bust. They did not think it was deep enough or that it would hold water and that was the reason I got it on the cheap. Now the pond is about 6 -7 years old and I don't want to brag but it really is a pretty pond . I have some really good fishing. I have had several of the locals come by and lament that they messed up and should have bought the land because the pond turned out so well.
I think the secret is not depth but water quality and the ability to maintain the depth. When I purchased the property the guy told me that he spent a lot of money lining the pond ( mixing something with the soil
benonite I think) He also set it up correctly . My water well is artesian and it flows in one end with an
outflow on the other end. It is about 1 acre in size and my water has a real pretty blue-green color in the winter.
We had a bad drought 2 years ago and plenty of the ponds dried up but mine was fine. With that much surface area the fish did great and I never have had to worry about O2 quality. I attached a picture of my pond.
Good luck
