We've reached the stage of our pond build where we're ready to put the first of our forage fish species into the pond to begin establishing the fishery. Fathead Minnows, Golden Shiners, Bluegill and Red Ear Sunfish (Shellcrackers) are now swimming in our pond.

Contact Bjornsen Pond Management for all things fishing pond consulting in Eastern Iowa and beyond:
https://www.bjpond.com
Kevin: (319) 350-2918
Wes: (319) 640-1253
Email: [email protected]

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Pond Build Videos:
Part 19 - Fish Stocking in a New Pond -    • Stocking Forage Fish in New Pond - Mi...  
Part 18 - Fishing Structure Habitat In A New Pond Build -    • How to Build and Install Artificial P...  
Part 17 - What to Consider When Building a Fishing Pond -    • What to Consider When Building a Fish...  
Part 16 - The Water Rose 4 Feet! -    • Filling Water in a New Pond with a We...  
Part 15 - Pond Dam Erosion Control -    • Pond Bank Erosion Control - Ditch Wit...  
Part 14 - Pond Dam Overflow Pipe Installation -    • Pond Dam Overflow Pipe Installation -...  
Part 13 - Pond Dam Erosion After a Heavy Rain -    • BEWARE of Erosion - The Biggest Pond ...  
Part 12 - Testing the pH Level in a Pond -    • How to test the pH Level in Your Pond...  
Part 11 - Fishing Structure Part 2 - Root balls and rock piles -    • BEST Fishing Habitat for Ponds  
Part 10 - Building a Walleye Spawning Stream -    • Will Walleyes Spawn in a Pond? - Pond...  
Part 9 - The Clay Pond Dam is Complete -    • Fishing Pond Designs - How to Attract...  
Part 8 - Finding Blue Clay in the Pond -    • BLUE Clay Layer - Pond Building Clay  
Part 7 - Digging a DEEP Pond Basin -    • Compacting Clay on a Pond Dam  
Part 6 - Fishing Pond Update (My First Cast) -    • Fishing Pond Build Update - (Part 6) ...  
Part 5 - Digging the Core Trench -    • Building the Core Trench in the Fishi...  
Part 4 - Removing the Top Soil -    • Fishing Pond Build Process  
Part 3 - We found a use for expired hand sanitizer -    • EXPLOSIVE Pond Build Preparations  
Part 2 - Tree Clearing to make room for the pond -    • Fishing Pond Prep - Big Oak Tree Clea...  
Part 1 - The Derecho Did It -    • Beginner 1 Acre Pond Blueprints - Pon...