Pond building

freetown fred · Post by **freetown fred** » Fri. Dec. 23, 2022 8:49 am

We gonna get any kind of update?????????????????????????????????

anthony7812 · Post by **anthony7812** » Sat. Dec. 24, 2022 10:34 am

Update …. Hmmm, this spring I’ll be dropping about a dozen trees in the area we picked out.

haha maybe. I figure this is gonna be a multi year project.

freetown fred · Post by **freetown fred** » Sat. Dec. 24, 2022 5:21 pm

Gottcha A--Merry Christmas to you & yours--:)

CapeCoaler · Post by **CapeCoaler** » Sat. Jan. 14, 2023 4:23 pm

On The Cape a farm designation lets you do just about anything...
Any property over 6 acres can be a farm...
wetland smetland it's a farm...
Want to clear some farmland fine...
Just call the FD when you light up the pile of trees you cleared...

nut · Post by **nut** » Mon. Jan. 16, 2023 10:19 am

That surprises me. There was a developer around here that built a dam to make a lake. They made him take it out.

freetown fred · Post by **freetown fred** » Mon. Jan. 16, 2023 10:45 am

N, that's a whole different critter--ya can't stop an existing stream--BUT, if ya got a spring--you're set!!!

nut · Post by **nut** » Mon. Jan. 16, 2023 11:41 am

It was a wet land , probably a stream , not sure. Today I would not mess around. The conservation dept has satellite photography. In the old days they encouraged pond building.

anthony7812 · Post by **anthony7812** » Tue. Jan. 17, 2023 6:53 am

I have learned if I keep it an acre or less I don’t need squat. It’s a bit smaller than I’d like but it’s about what I’m looking for. Enough for some fish and ducks. Not looking to build a lake.

freetown fred · Post by **freetown fred** » Tue. Jan. 17, 2023 8:34 am

An acre'd give ya a real good fishin, boatin hole.

nut · Post by **nut** » Tue. Jan. 17, 2023 10:10 am

Spring fed? Depth and cover will dictate summer water temps. Some of the best panfish can be found in small farm ponds. Great to teach kids how to fish.