Stock ponds

[jcamp]

I’ll be having a pond dug in the next month. Would love to see some pics of yals for ideas.

Also, do yal think 8-10 feet is deep enough? Will stock with bass and cattle will use it.

I’m super excited about it!


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[DeerGeek]

Go as deep as you can...

[wingnut]

Atleast 10' deep and a 100'x100' will be a great pond that will last along time.

[kch73]

Where is being dug? Do you have soil that will hold water? How will it be filled? Any way of keeping it from going dry in a drought?

[dhillis]

Old pics. Dont have anything recent. Have grass around most of it now. All sand so it leaks.

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[jcamp]

Where is being dug? Do you have soil that will hold water? How will it be filled? Any way of keeping it from going dry in a drought?

I’m in clay, gonna dig down to the last good clay which around me seems to be around 8-9 foot before it starts getting sandy


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[kch73]

Don't break the seal, lol

I’m in clay, gonna dig down to the last good clay which around me seems to be around 8-9 foot before it starts getting sandy


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Good luck! I'd make it as big as your budget will allow for and put some structure on the bottom if you plan to put fish in it...

[jcamp]

Yes sir! Would also like to see some dock designs if you have them


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[nativeaustin]

I have seen tank diggers put the clay to the side and dig deeper past the clay and backfill with the clay to hold water.

[HeyMikey]

Stock ponds

8'-10' should be deep enough. Mine is right about 9' deep and it is thriving with bass, channel catfish, and perch, not to mention the entire food chain of minnows.
Here's a picture of the floating 10'x12' dock and 4'x12' floating walkway I built for it.

[jcamp]

8'-10' should be deep enough. Mine is right about 9' deep and it is thriving with bass, channel catfish, and perch, not to mention the entire food chain of minnows.
Here's a picture of the floating 10'x12' dock and 4'x12' floating walkway I built for it.

Thanks!


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[CEO]

If fishing is one of the goals I would consult a biologist with a stocking plan, structure, shape of the bottom, etc. They do a lot more than dig a bowl these days. At the very least go to the pond boss forums and do some reading.

[BrianL]

https://discussions.texasbowhunter.com/forums/showthread.php?t=220437&page=4

Here is a thread to a pond I had built by the house. 10 foot should be deep enough, but would go 12 if you can.

[Homer75]

IMO, go as deep as you can.
I'm going 10'-30' on my 2 1/2 ac pond. I'm currently rehabbing mine and we're pulling out 4'+ of sludge and we haven't even made it to the dam yet. I can't load the pic's of my pond but, could send what I have. Our pond makes kind of a U-shape with a peninsula, I like having shape other than just a typical round pond.

[jcamp]

IMO, go as deep as you can.
I'm going 10'-30' on my 2 1/2 ac pond. I'm currently rehabbing mine and we're pulling out 4'+ of sludge and we haven't even made it to the dam yet. I can't load the pic's of my pond but, could send what I have. Our pond makes kind of a U-shape with a peninsula, I like having shape other than just a typical round pond.

My plan is wanting to have some fingers opposite the **** and a long slough. Going to submerge cover and see if i can put humps in areas. The most important thing to me is having some structure, the last thing i want is just a bowl pond.

Will definitely take into account young as deep as the budget allows.


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