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rmak
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# Posted: 25 Mar 2015 07:18pm - Edited by: rmak
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One advantage of a hard, snowy winter has been that the pond we had dug last fall is full. The guy who dug it for us said it might take up to two years to fill. We are ahead of schedule! We are going to introduce feeder minnows, cat tails and other stuff this year.
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naturelover66
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# Posted: 25 Mar 2015 07:46pm
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Beautiful pond... Looks so serene. I love it.
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OwenChristensen
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# Posted: 25 Mar 2015 08:12pm
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My center pond is man made. actually my dad had the foresite to have it dug out on a dry year in 1967. It has been the focal point ever since. Congratulations on a smart move.
Owen
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turkeyhunter
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# Posted: 25 Mar 2015 08:16pm
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pond looks GREAT!!!!
I just put a pound of Fathead minnows in my pond last month. Also put catfish fingerling in it last Dec. ( it was built in Oct of last year) as a wildlife pond.
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hueyjazz
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# Posted: 25 Mar 2015 08:42pm
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Ponds are great. I've got two of them. Love playing with the pet bass. Finding them batches of minnows is great fun. Plus watching them leap out of the water to catch a bug is very entertaining.
We trim the barbs off hooks and use ultra-lite tackle. This year I'm determine to look like less an idiot fly fishing.
And nothing like watching the sun rise on the pond. We have a pair of geese that hatch their young, do a parade lap then leave.
The ponds are my pride and joy.
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naturelover66
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# Posted: 26 Mar 2015 09:55am
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I want a small pond at my Northwest Michigan Cabin property. Nothing huge.. maybe 1/4 acre pond. Its sandy soil.. i am told that i "Cant" have a pond in sandy soil. Ive read about Benzonite......
I am seriously considering a giant pond liner.
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turkeyhunter
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# Posted: 26 Mar 2015 10:54am - Edited by: turkeyhunter
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http://www.permies.com/t/38201/ponds/Progress-Gleying-Pond-Pigs
Quoting: naturelover66 maybe 1/4 acre pond
see the linc above...when I built my pond last fall is 1/4+acre plus...I wish I had made it bigger. The old guy told me if don't hold water to fence it off and get a couple pigs...I thought he was crazy...mine held water fine. I wanted mine full by spring and it was full by Christmas eve. I had a guy spend 5 hours with a huge trackhoe and then we spent 5 hours the next day with a 4x4 Kubota with frontend loader and box blade dressing it up. Grassed and the next day ...and I had a pond.I really enjoy sitting in my chair at the pond. Saw a mayfly spilling eggs in there Friday....a good thing!!! I have a automatic fish feeder I made from a deer feeder to feed daily fish pellets. I bought a solar panel yesterday to keep the batter charged on the feeder. $$$ well spent at camp was the pond....so much enjoyment from it. My 3 GRANDboys will be catching catfish from it soon.
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LoonWhisperer
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# Posted: 26 Mar 2015 12:38pm
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Looks great and your view from the cabin is amazing  We have a huge natural pond that our driveway splits down the middle but it is overrun with vegetation. This inspires me to clean it up.
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SandyR
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# Posted: 26 Mar 2015 01:57pm
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Your pond is gorgeous! I hope to have one put in this summer.
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rmak
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# Posted: 26 Mar 2015 05:41pm
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Thanks, everyone.
Naturelover66, did you have test holes dug? That's the first thing the pond builder did on the site. We had a mixture of sand and clay. The higher percentage of clay made it possible to mix with the sand and create the bottom that held water. The guy was a pro so I can't describe exactly how he did it. There was a lot of dirt being moved around and packed. He did mention that if the sand content was high he could have clay brought in, at an additional cost of course.
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Salty Craig
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# Posted: 26 Mar 2015 07:04pm
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Nice ponds y'all. I have a small pond in the woods behind our house for the deer to drink from. I would love to have a larger one, but don't have a good water source here at home.
Salty Craig
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naturelover66
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# Posted: 26 Mar 2015 08:07pm
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No, haven't dug any test holes yet... I will look into it this year... Thanks.
I need a pond! Husband says its not possible... We will see.
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bukhntr
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# Posted: 17 Apr 2015 10:45pm
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a pond was a must have for our camp. We found the right piece of ground but no pond. It did have good water flow through a draw with natural springs. It was the first improvement we made. It is about 3/4 acre and took 5 days to build. It is 4 years old with the fish being in 3 years. It is best investment we ever made.
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turkeyhunter
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# Posted: 17 Apr 2015 11:06pm
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bukhntr~~your pond looks great....all the vegetation makes it look so natural....what kind of fish?? you caught you a mess yes
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bukhntr
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# Posted: 21 Apr 2015 11:35pm
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We stocked our pond in the spring of 2012 with about 650 fish to begin plus the fathead minnows for forage. We have green hybrid sunfish, copper nose bluegill, channel cats, large mouth bass and some crappie. Up to this year we have been catch and release only, but the fish are eating size this spring so we will begin having some fish frys this summer!
I owe all of the look to my excavator, he and his dad do a complete water line survey with a laser transit then do minimal work above it so when the pond fills it leaves no scars from the equipment.
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turkeyhunter
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# Posted: 23 Apr 2015 09:22am
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Quoting: bukhntr We stocked our pond in the spring of 2012 with about 650 fish to begin plus the fathead minnows for forage. We have green hybrid sunfish, copper nose bluegill, channel cats, large mouth bass and some crappie. Up to this year we have been catch and release only, but the fish are eating size this spring so we will begin having some fish frys this summer!I owe all of the look to my excavator, he and his dad do a complete water line survey with a laser transit then do minimal work above it so when the pond fills it leaves no scars from the equipment.
fried fish is good eating for sure!!! enjoy this summer!!!
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TheCabinCalls
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# Posted: 23 Apr 2015 11:01am
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rmak
Be careful of cattails most are invasive and you'll be in there pulling them out - especially if your pond is shallow.
Look for Bulrush, milkweed or other types of plants that aren't invasive, but give that same look.
Links: http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/restoreyourshore/pg/index.html
https://webapps8.dnr.state.mn.us/restoreyourshore/search
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LoonWhisperer
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# Posted: 23 Apr 2015 01:02pm
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Quoting: TheCabinCalls rmak Be careful of cattails most are invasive and you'll be in there pulling them out - especially if your pond is shallow.
Yep! My pond is over run with them.  Going to take a monstrous effort to clean it up.
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rmak
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# Posted: 23 Apr 2015 02:53pm
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Yeah. Thanks! My buddy who's a landscape designer said definitely no cattails. I guess I had images of all the ponds when I was young having them. I appreciate the good advice.
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Jason Markin
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# Posted: 24 Apr 2015 12:07am
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Ponds have the capability to make your mind relax and calm. I can spend my whole day just by sitting at the bank of pond. I wish I could also have a house near pond sometimes in future.
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Just
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# Posted: 24 Apr 2015 12:14pm
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