FISHING POND BUILD HOLDS WATER!!! -POND UPDATE-

Pond veteran here. You're going to need a water source and you're going to need to aerate that pond. Otherwise all of your hard work with the fish will be for nothing. If you get a dry spell you're gonna need to get water into that pan otherwise the pond while overheat and the fish will cook. If you don't aerate, especially with ducks on the pond, you're going to get algae growth which will choke off the oxygen and that will also kill the fish

How lucky I am to have just found your pond videos. I just purchased 4 acres (Louisiana) this past August and in October I had a pond dug. It's about 80'x90' (7200 square feet) so not all that big, but very compatible to the size of yours. Despite two hurricanes passing by in close proximity and a few rainy days the pond is not filled. I'm confident it will hold water, it's natural soil is that red clay. I planted 8 bald cypress trees by it. This weekend I will try to build a dock for my pirogue before it does fill up. We're having a new well tank installed, and once done I'll run a line to the pond and start to fill it. I am excited to see how your pond develops. I'm one or two steps behind you in my development, so I'll be learning from your experience. Thank you for posting your videos. Keep them up... I'll be watching!

Nice pond. I have two ponds that I ran PVC pipe to from my deep well. I ran them out a good ways with an upright pipe and put a cap with holes in it. It not only keeps the ponds full during extended dry periods, it aerates the water for the fish. It is a pretty cheap fix and has the added benefit of looking very nice when the fountain is running! You can also solar power a small pump between your well and the pond with the batteries stored in a small shed.

Congratulations Steve! This project was kind of a nightmare pond project!! But I think your persistence will reward you in the end! Best of luck with it filling all the way up, and your future success with fish and and such. Thanks, and best wishes!!!

Aeration! Especially necessary with ducks pooping in the pond. Aeration does lots of good things. Stops the formation of “dead” anoxic water at the bottom of the pond; helps cool the water and add oxygen; etc.

Great to see it finally holding water. How sweet what a view from the front porch!

Persistence is the key! Very happy for you that you're diligence paid off! Recently had my kids fly in to fish our pond it was a great time and my daughter caught two personal best. You can't put a price tag on that. Best wishes for your future pond adventures!

Great that you described how you got this to properly hold water by compacting the clay, really helpful as I'm about to dig a pond myself. Many thanks!

Glad you did an update I’ve been watching for a long time

That's a REAL pond. Very nice, makes mine look like a small puddle. Great job sir!!

That compacter idea is great, I will try in our farm pond. Thanks buddy.

That pond has come a long way! Your hard work has paid off!

I only ever watched your pond videos so I'm glad I cought this lol. Awesome job.

I have not started my project yet but minimum size was a 50x100 pond. I'm in sandy loam material and did not know if to add $2500 in sodium bentonite or $1400 in clay soil. I was going for 9 ft deep max. This is still my favorite video on pond building.

If you plant the edges with water plants 🌱 the water will clear naturally 🤔

I told you the compactor would work, looks great. Hopefully you'll get to fish it next year

I think that those 20 bass will eat ALL of the fry that you put in the pond really quick. I think a better idea is to put all ages of bluegill in and then after the bluegill have been in it for about a year or so, then add some 6 inch bass. That way the bass will have ample forage as they get older. But one bass can eat so many minnows daily that you wouldn't believe it. Also, ask a biologist about the type of forage fish and when to add the bass. I am probably all wrong. So ask a biologist to be sure.

Finally an update! pond looks awesome!! alot better then before haha, you could throw in some old Christmas trees as cover also, also might wanna get some tadpoles, great food for the bass, they will grow like crazy on tadpoles and frogs.

Happy to see it is finally working for you.

I want to build a fish pond as well. As SOON as you said SW MO I subscribed,haha. I was born and raised in SW MO, that landscape seems similar to ours, so I'd imagine I'll run into the hot initially holding water issue myself. Thanks for the video!! Gonna definitely go check out some more. Have an awesome day!!