Ponds structure and depths just before filling starts

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Dec 21st Pond reaches the winter level of full pool raising 3ft in 1 week. The main reason for keeping the pond down eight inches is to keep the emergency spillway from eroding in case of its use.

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Dec 21st

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Dec 21st Rocks appear to be placed so that full summer pool will be right at rocks bottom edge this one will be the closest to flooding.

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Dec 21st Another angle

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Dec 21st This rock is looking ok with another 6-8 inches

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Dec 21st This rock is going to be the most exposed above the water line

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Dec 21st

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Dec 21st Full winter pool

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Dec 19th Spawning grounds disapearing

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Dec 19th More rain in the forecast

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Dec 19th Hoping that the water raises enough not to freeze in the pipe

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Dec 19th

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Dec 19th Maybe get some skating in this winter

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Dec 19th Picture this place in the summer with green grass and blue water

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Dec 16th This was 2 days ago

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Dec 16th This was today

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Dec 16th Filling and no ice

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Dec 16th

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Dec 16th Nicest view in Holmes County
May 5th Pond begins with soil samples. The almost 2 acre pond will be dredged and increased to almost 3 acres. The pond is fed by a couple of strong springs that originate from a foundation of a house no longer standing on the property. The pond is the headwaters for the Honey Run Stream that flows into the Killbuck River then into the Walhounding River then followed by the Muskingum River then into the Ohio River followed by the Mississippi River. The pond will be completed by Larry Orr and his son Brian. They are hired to complete the job based on many years experience.

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Dec 13th Starting another step out rock

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Dec 13th Step out rock is placed

Dec 13th Finishing the last rock

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Dec 13th The last step rock is complete

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Dec 13th This one worries me what the ice may do to it

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Dec 13th Today is the final day of work on the pond for the season. Next spring the top soil will be spread and the grass will be seeded in

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Dec 13th Water is rising slowly but surely. Full pool will be about 5' above this outlet overflow

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Dec 13th as I getting ready to leave I notice cows clowning around in our cornfield

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Dec 13th I went to our Amish neighbor to let him know about the cows and ask if he needs help getting them back in. He told me no but thanks 5 min later he rode over the hill into the briars and promptly chased them home. This man was born in the wrong century for sure.

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Dec 12th Nearly done been looking to place my rocks all summer and finally got the first one and the heaviest placed.

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Dec 12th Placed flat sandstone under the rock just above the waterline and will make a great place to cast from as it sits in front of the point.

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Dec12th The rock will also add solid structure with alot of room under it for preditors to ambush prey.

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Dec 12th After setting the stone I did my first ever "STONE JIG" dance

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Dec 12th Plenty of strength and size

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Dec 12th Paul Checks out the rock

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Dec 9th Hard freeze allows us get about 27 tons of pea gravel applied to the spawning beds

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Dec 9th Paul levels the gravel on the south side spawning bed

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Dec 9th Finished product

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Dec 9th Next we fill the larger spawning bed

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Dec 9th Job completed thanks to the 17 degree temps allowing the mud to be solid

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Dec 9th Shot of pond from hillside

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Dec 9th The boy climbing again

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Dec 9th Working hard to finish the shale

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Dec 9th Orr Construction does outstanding work

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Dec 9th Nice pic

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Oct 9th Gravel continues around pond. Hoping tomorrows frozen ground will allow the truck that throws gravel to to fill the bluegil spawning grounds pictured here.

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Oct 9th This is a tool made to get the angle of the pond slope right

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Oct 9th Shale rocks will deter rodents suck as muskrats from digging

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Oct 9th Taking the corn off the fields

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Oct 9th Gary Mast picks me up for a short ride

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Oct 9th I could watch this all day.

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Oct 9th Birds eye view

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Oct 9th One of the few advantages of being a farmer you get to drive one of these

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Dec 9th

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Dec 9th Looks different without the corn
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