Hello all. I am new to this site and have a pond that my father-in-law built50 yrs ago. It was stocked with rainbow and native Brook trout. Over the years, clay and mud have silted the pond in encouraging weed growth and reducing the depth of the pond. It now has about 20 or more native brook trout in it. I would like to restore it to its original depth and cleanliness and plant more trout in it,
I need ideas! The pond that has silted in over the years and was thinking of using a trash pump to pump sediment onto an adjacent lot. Sediment is all organic (decayed leaves, mud runoff, etc.) The pond has a creek that runs thru it. I would pump it next to th ecreek with filter weave to keep silt from going back in yet letting water return to pond. Is this a sound idea. Has anyone done this? I would appreciate any and all ideas or help in this matter. Thank you and I am happy be a member here.
I need ideas! The pond that has silted in over the years and was thinking of using a trash pump to pump sediment onto an adjacent lot. Sediment is all organic (decayed leaves, mud runoff, etc.) The pond has a creek that runs thru it. I would pump it next to th ecreek with filter weave to keep silt from going back in yet letting water return to pond. Is this a sound idea. Has anyone done this? I would appreciate any and all ideas or help in this matter. Thank you and I am happy be a member here.
