Water Level & Grass Update!! (Week 4) - 10 Acre Private Fishing Hole PROJECT!!

[@coryritger4142]

Ive been a landscaper all my life. Wait till the grass tassels out before first cut. It will grow the best. Love the video updates.

[@BrushCommando]

@@coryritger4142 note taken! Thanks

[@ralphcrume2173]

I really enjoy You updating the progress. Thanks for doing that!

[@BrushCommando]

Glad you're along for the ride!

[@bosseyedbeardedbloke]

Greetings from Cardiff Wales UK, I follow letsdig18 and been following you since Chris did the lake and look forward to the weekly updates.

[@BrushCommando]

@@bosseyedbeardedbloke had to look where that was on the map, Beautiful area! Glad you’re along for the ride!

[@Vickie-Bligh]

Thank you, Brian. Happy Turkey Day to you and yours. We're staying home.

[@BrushCommando]

@@Vickie-Bligh hey Vickie, thank you, stay warm and enjoy that Turkey!

[@michael_3985]

Looks really great Brian, I don’t believe you’ll be cutting that rye grass anytime soon. It looks good coming along. You put them culverts in and the springs are really helping your cause. Thanks for the update and you and your family have a fantastic Thanksgiving. We ll have a lot to be thankful for.👍👍🙏🙏

[@BrushCommando]

@@michael_3985 thank you, Michael. We all sure do! Hope you and yours have a Happy Thanksgiving as well 🦃

[@cathiwim]

Thanks for the update. We are eating at a fancy Brazilian restaurant. It is our one splurge per year. We are light on Christmas, no vacations, so to be able to go somewhere and let someone else do the cooking, all the better!

[@BrushCommando]

@@cathiwim that sounds amazing! Enjoy!

[@johnroberts8475]

The pond is really looking natural and so far the grass looks good, you guys did a fantastic job.

[@BrushCommando]

@@johnroberts8475 thanks! thats just how a pond should look, imo… Trees along the banks and uncommon shapes.

[@peterthornton8520]

Greetings from a Cold and damp Beddington, Surrey, England. Also a follower of Chris who now also following you. Nice to see how the whole project matures and develops with the changes and additions you make. Happy Thanks Giving.

[@BrushCommando]

Glad you’re along for the ride, stay warm and have a happy Thanksgiving 🦃

[@johnsmith91528]

pond is filling up real fast ! happy thanks giving, hope ya'll have a great one 🦃

[@BrushCommando]

Yes! The spring is strong. Happy Thanksgiving!

[@WoodisGood82]

The water quality of your pond looks much better than some of the other ponds constructed by Chris. Looks great. You are lucky to have someone like Chris close by to build such a structure.

[@BrushCommando]

This pond has great springs. Chris did great, glad he was willing to take on the project.

[@pocomokeforester2504]

Looking great! It would be cool to put a camera in one of the Wood Duck boxes!

[@BrushCommando]

@@pocomokeforester2504 was hoping to be able to do that. The boxes will be too far for WiFi to link to them… guess I’ll have to find a camera that is solar charged and has a cellular plan. I can almost guarantee a duck will be in the box at the feeder pond.. aka the ole’ duck pond lol

[@bobinator17]

​@@BrushCommandoIt would be a Big initial Investment & scope expansion; Putting Solar + Battery storage and a Wi-Fi repeater on the duck boxes you've been planning out, would likely give you Wi-Fi coverage of almost your entire property! Thus allowing you to put cameras, almost, wherever you pleased :)

[@kway7583]

Nice update, thanks. The lake is looking real nice. Happy Thanksgiving to you, your family and your KZbin followers.

[@BrushCommando]

@@kway7583 thanks, glad you liked the update! Happy Thanksgiving 🦃

[@brandygray5894]

Thanks for the update 👍

[@BrushCommando]

@@brandygray5894 glad you enjoyed it

[@silverlicious2086]

Coming along nicely. Will be interesting to see it fill up with your updates. Enjoy the holiday! Cheers from Loveland, Oh.

[@BrushCommando]

Appreciate the cheers from Ohio! I'll be sure to keep you updated.

[@klausm.55]

Thanks for update. Everything looking good. Here in Germany there is no Thanksgiving. Wish you and your family a blessed Thanksgiving. Enjoy a traditional meal with your family and friends.

[@BrushCommando]

@@klausm.55 thank you! Glad you enjoyed the update video

[@Navyuncle]

@klausm.55 Son, you don't have to eat a big meal to celebrate Thanksgiving. Just be thankful for something.

[@BassGuy1]

Thanks for the update, Brian the grass on the dam looks great almost ready to deal with any possible erosion issues with a little more growth. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family.

[@BrushCommando]

@@BassGuy1 thank you. A few more months and it’ll look like a pasture ready for grazing! Time to seed around the other banks.

[@BassGuy1]

👍

[@jiggsborah7041]

Happy Thanksgiving to all the people of the United States. Enjoy your family time. The Pond or rather the Lake is looking really good. I'm watching the progress and I love it. Good luck and God bless you all. From South Africa ❤

[@Navyuncle]

@jiggsborah7041 Friend, you don't have to live in the USA to celebrate Thanksgiving. Each of us have something to be thankful for. Just pick a day and give God thanks for the air you breathe.

[@jiggsborah7041]

@Navyuncle ... thanks for your nice response. The world is still a beautiful place with beautiful people. Good luck and God bless you and your family. ♥️

[@BrushCommando]

Thank you so much! Glad you’re enjoying the journey.

[@johnm840]

Thanks for update. Looking good.

[@BrushCommando]

@@johnm840 you’re welcome. see you next week, John!

[@BuckMasterNorm]

Grass is looking great

[@williamhilbert9172]

Happy Thanksgiving to you. Can't wait until you stock it so you can reap your reward for all the hard work . Keep it up

[@BrushCommando]

@@williamhilbert9172 thanks! we’ll stock the feeder pond first, have to get a feeder for it asap. Happy Thanksgiving 🦃🍽 🍁

[@SullivansTrails]

Thumbs up, let’s like,share and subscribe everyone and leave encouraging comments! Happy thanksgiving everyone! Let’s be sure and remember those less fortunate especially the hurricane victims! God bless the USA!

[@rickallen9382]

Spring fed ponds are the very best.

[@BrushCommando]

@@rickallen9382 absolutely! no shortage of a water supply here

[@gatitog2278]

Happy thanksgiving from Spain

[@BrushCommando]

@@gatitog2278 whoa, clear across the big pond lol Happy Thanksgiving!🦃

[@GoBlue79]

I, too, am staying home for the holiday. 2.7" of rain so far today turning to snow overnight. Happy Thanksgiving Brian! I hope your family enjoys making memories.

[@BrushCommando]

@@GoBlue79 Happy Thanksgiving! Stay warm

[@richardholmjr6052]

Happy Thanks Giving from Wausau Wisconsin.

[@BrushCommando]

Thanks, you too! Hope you have a great Thanksgiving as well.

[@ohhpaul7364]

Considering how large your pond is and that it has filled that much already, I don't think you will have too many problems keeping it full. Looks great. Might want to put posts in for any docks you want to build.

[@BrushCommando]

@@ohhpaul7364 we’re going to build a floating dock. The natural springs here are strong!

[@rockymatthews8643]

Happy Thanksgiving from Boonville NC

[@edhammond8709]

Happy thanksgiving beautiful lake and property

[@BrushCommando]

@@edhammond8709 thanks, Happy Thanksgiving 🦃

[@troyledbetter6597]

The lake and seeded grass look great!wait till you get some spring rains and your levels will rise quickly. I’m going to check out your fish habitat and spawning bed video next. I hope you and your family have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

[@BrushCommando]

Thanks! The fish habitat and spawning bed is a pretty neat video.

[@odonnellsaussiehomestead8257]

Hi Looking forward to the fish😊

[@BrushCommando]

@@odonnellsaussiehomestead8257 hang in there, we’ll stock the feeder pond soon

[@BigTader]

Happy Thanksgiving hope you and your family have a blessed day.

[@BrushCommando]

Thanks, you too @@BigTader ! Happy Thanksgiving 🦃

[@garyjackson9057]

We're staying put also. We have our son and family coming about 10 here for Thanksgiving. Happy Thanksgiving to you keep the vedios coming.

[@BrushCommando]

Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours too! Hope you have a great time!

[@danielcollier4401]

Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family

[@BrushCommando]

Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours too! 🦃

[@user-bt6hh9yu1n]

Happy Thanksgiving, and God bless you and your family. Thank you for sharing, I really enjoy and appreciate this series.

[@BrushCommando]

@@user-bt6hh9yu1n so glad to hear! Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours 🦃

[@TomBean-qf6zv]

Place is looking good, gonna be a fine fishing hole when all finished, far as Thanksgiving the wife and I stay put, just too much stupid crazy on the roads. Y'all have a good one from central Texas.

[@BrushCommando]

A little peace and quiet is always a good thing. Have a great Thanksgiving!

[@garyjackson9057]

You do want to cut the grass now. Just a small cutting 2/2 inch off. This forces the grass to grow more and faster making the roots look for water and the grass will branch out more to look for sun light. Just a short clipping from experience I'm telling you. Good luck.

[@lorengolliher2712]

The lake is coming along nicely . So is the duck pond Happy Thanksgiving may you and yours have a great one I'll be staying in Missouri lol already had our families Thanksgiving that's what happens when you have to work the week of Thanksgiving but that's what firefighters and EMTs do as always enjoy the videos end updates

[@BrushCommando]

@@lorengolliher2712 we appreciate you, Happy Thanksgiving! 🦃🍽

[@johnhenryNC]

Three inches of rain in four weeks' time is pretty good if you ask me. With that said, I don't know the monthly average rainfall where you live. Thanks for the update, and Happy Thanksgiving!

[@BrushCommando]

@@johnhenryNC I just feel like it usually rains more around this time of year. Maybe because It rained like crazy prior to starting the project. Happy Thanksgiving 🦃

[@steveminton8329]

Man it's really looking good. Happy Thanksgiving

[@BrushCommando]

@@steveminton8329 thanks Steve! Happy Thanksgiving 🦃🍽

[@kengriffith4968]

Everything looking good.

[@BrushCommando]

@@kengriffith4968 looking better every week

[@josephkramer4314]

HAPPY THANKSGIVING 😊

[@jbonegw]

Waters moving on up. 👍

[@BrushCommando]

@@jbonegw slowly but surely! It’ll get there

[@james-i1d]

this pond is #14 and climbing fast of great ponds to live in looking great

[@BrushCommando]

@@james-i1d sweet! 😆

[@nandi123]

Take us on a little cruise in your jon boat when the water gets deep enough in the coves. 🙂

[@BrushCommando]

@@nandi123 thought about doing that! Next week!

[@mikeknoll1130]

Looking good.

[@BrushCommando]

@@mikeknoll1130 yes sir

[@markpashia7067]

Get your grass on the borrow area and then you want a good heavy rain. you have enough roots on the dam now. Looking good.

[@BrushCommando]

@@markpashia7067 thanks! so much to do, so little time lol

[@larrynaccarato5851]

Time to start stocking some feeders.🎉 Happy Thanksgiving!

[@BrushCommando]

@@larrynaccarato5851 yes, and Have to put some feeders by the pond too. Happy Thanksgiving 🦃🍽

[@BuckMasterNorm]

I like the drone view

[@robbieadams6412]

I'm in Eastern NC and I'm staying put as well :)

[@BrushCommando]

@@robbieadams6412 nice!! Happy Thanksgiving 🦃🍽

[@j.walker3498]

Happy Thanksgiving! I'm walking across the road for lunchtime get together, then down the road 1/4 mile for suppertime get together. It's looking good! Have you talked to any hatcheries yet? Some I've seen work with YT channels, get that baitfish established for next spring. Those culvert pieces make great fish tunnels especially if you put some brush/tree trunks around/over them.

[@BrushCommando]

@@j.walker3498 well that’s convenient for you! I’ll have the same hatchery come out to restock in a couple months. It’s a race to get things checked off the list, while the water is low. The banged up culverts are headed for the bottom eventually.

[@j.walker3498]

@@BrushCommando nice!

[@axcs0119]

The grass looks to be coming in good

[@BrushCommando]

@@axcs0119 stronger every week!

[@1932cheytruck]

kids are off school let them help you build the woodduck box and in stall it will be good memory for them. Also mallards will also you floating nest box four on each side anchor out in middle of a cove if you wanted different option

[@BrushCommando]

Oh yes, we built 2 yesterday, they had a great time. 4 more to go. Going to look up the floating nest box idea. Thanks

[@bobinator17]

I thought the initial few feet would fill quickly... especially with all the spring feeding into your Amazing Lake! How quickly from now on, will be the question! How much longer until full pool? :) I look forward to seeing future updates, for sure! I'm glad you & Chris decided to built up the dam with enough freeboard to allow you to build up the overflow if you want to, once you can easily assess 'Full Pool' around the Entire lake. One thing I feel you seem to have been neglecting is where you intend on having a bathing/beach area: You seem to be be placing fish structures and spawning beds in virtually every area that I, personally, imagined a beach area (not that fish structure and habitat is bad, I encourage it)... Not only that, I imagine that it would be nice to have a sandy bottom upto waist height, in any beach/bathing area you create... So with 4' left to 'Full Pool' now would surly be a good time to lay in your beach(s), with a nice sandy bottom :)

[@BrushCommando]

@@bobinator17 you’re absolutely right. The wildlife conservation side of me is saying to focus on more habitat, over building beaches that would rarely be used… The large spawning bed and the area near the feeder pond would have been the ideal locations for beaches… got some thinking to do.

[@bobinator17]

@@BrushCommando I'm glad to hear that Wildlife Conservation is a Big part of your Psyche and Focus... but with such a large investment & water/lake area, there's surely a small part that you can develope for yours & your families enjoyment! :) I hope you think things over before the water level rises too high to do much for recreation, you've all the equipement and materials to do what you like... with only fuel and personal time costs. So get to Thinking mate, as I look forwards to seeing the outcome of your thoughts in due course :) Keep up the great work & I wish you every success going forwards, I for one will be following you for along time to come :)

[@IR-nq4qv]

the pond dam looks good with grass on it, the place will look like a park next summer

[@BrushCommando]

@@IR-nq4qv can’t wait! We seem to be getting just the right amount of rain to make the grass grow and not cause much erosion.

[@IR-nq4qv]

@@BrushCommando You are right, I'd leave the grass alone too, keep equipment off the dam until it gets good and established.

[@andygulick6085]

nice grass shot with drone

[@BrushCommando]

@@andygulick6085 up close and personal at the beginning 😆

[@dariensmith7871]

I'm gonna say mid March but maybe when it gets closer to drain box we can dial in our guess date and time 😊 yes on duck box too

[@BrushCommando]

Sounds like a plan, it’s raining today coincidentally.

[@jg-xx8oh]

From Canada to Sarasota happy thanksgiving my friends

[@BrushCommando]

@@jg-xx8oh safe travels and stay warm my friend! Happy Thanksgiving 🦃🍽

[@nickchannel5364]

The dam Chris worked on, combined with your property's features gives a European look to it.

[@BrushCommando]

Interesting, It is a unique shape.

[@papatomsthoughts]

Happy Thanksgiving sir. 😊😊😊😊

[@BrushCommando]

@@papatomsthoughts Thanks, Happy Thanksgiving!

[@garyjackson9057]

Also if you haven't had any rain hook your pump up to your lahe and put in 4 or 5 sprinklers like on a stand like they do in a nursery. Won't ta ke muck water run about an hour each days.

[@johnmarshall9065]

I will be traveling tomorrow . Downstairs to my man cave. Just south of Lake Erie here in Akron Ohio.

[@BrushCommando]

@@johnmarshall9065 Sounds like a great way to spend Thanksgiving!! Akron, been through there a few times en route to Michigan. It’s supposed to get cold next week, Stay warm!

[@heidibal255]

Thank you 👍

[@BrushCommando]

@@heidibal255 you’re welcome! 🦃

[@douglasashleigh4989]

Love the weekly updates. I'm wondering if the pond fill will coincide with you reaching 10K subscribers! Also, are you far enough south to freeze over in a real cold winter? Certainly, some of the shallow coves will get some ice, no?

[@BrushCommando]

@@douglasashleigh4989 YT is a hobby but that would be neat! I just film what I’d be doing anyways lol I’m glad others enjoy the content! We rarely see snow here but I do remember a little ice buildup on the edges of the temp pond once. See you on the next one!

[@douglasashleigh4989]

@BrushCommando Commando Cove by Chris: Condos for Catfish and Carp, Comfy Cabin, Clean and Classy. Cheers!

[@leolldankology]

You should start some work composting bins so you'll have good compost for your property.

[@BrushCommando]

@@leolldankology there’s an idea

[@thesanman44]

Happy turkey Day!

[@BrushCommando]

@@thesanman44 thanks, same to you! 🦃

[@sydneymcconnaughhay5947]

Nice video

[@BrushCommando]

@@sydneymcconnaughhay5947 glad you liked it

[@gost9396]

👍👍👍👍

[@MichaelHolloway]

too soon for tape measure. thanks for the backwards tour. :)

[@BuckMasterNorm]

Thanks

[@BrushCommando]

@@BuckMasterNorm you’re welcome! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@seekinfindin5669]

Time to get some fathead minnows breeding in your lake. Great forage fish

[@BrushCommando]

@@seekinfindin5669 The lake has a fair amount of aquatic life in it now but a little more never hurt. The feeder pond needs to be beefed up with them and Bluegill. One thing at a time though lol

[@bernardsteffen2788]

When do you expect to see Fred's friends??? Soon I hope. Are the fish on order?

[@BrushCommando]

@@bernardsteffen2788 existing is between February and June, hopefully we’ll see some before then. The feeder pond will be stocked first since the lake already has fish in it. We’ll beef it up more later on, fish are thousands of $$

[@Mr1Walter]

You could name the cove GAWKER’S COVE

[@mattmanyam]

Pick a "starting point" clip to put at the beginning of these Wednesday updates, maybe a 10 second clip or so? Just as a good point of reference... (just a thought!)

[@BrushCommando]

You wouldn’t believe how bad it was when I first got the place. I made a subpar video a few years ago when I built the temp pond. Ill try to add a clip. thanks

[@Canadian_Living_in_Mexico]

The title of the video explains everything " Private Fishing Hole". That means no housing development, no public fishing for $. It's your lake for your enjoyment. enjoy.

[@BrushCommando]

@@Canadian_Living_in_Mexico Exactly!!

[@bernardsteffen2788]

No travelin' here>

[@BrushCommando]

@@bernardsteffen2788 couldn’t imagine traveling there. Stay safe and warm!

[@BuckMasterNorm]

Do you get snow down there. Happy Thanksgiving

[@BrushCommando]

@@BuckMasterNorm hey Norm! it snowed a couple years ago, that I can remember lol

[@johnbeam-d3v]

😀

[@BrushCommando]

@@johnbeam-d3v 🙂

[@BuckMasterNorm]

How are your fish doing now.

[@BrushCommando]

@@BuckMasterNorm fish are doing great! Haven’t seen a single floater.

[@9fa4108f]

Can you show us where all this water is coming from?

[@BrushCommando]

There are numerous underground springs. Might be able to show you where one is in the next video.

[@rmacsrmaddog2192]

🍗🍻👍 Rhode Island🦞

[@BrushCommando]

@@rmacsrmaddog2192 oh man! Stay warm!

[@scarpadog155]

I saw where bama bass used a remote controlled mower to mow a steep slope on his pond.

[@BrushCommando]

@@scarpadog155 I have one, it’s just smaller. There’s a video of it on my channel somewhere.

[@scarpadog155]

@BrushCommando so cool. My yard would be a golf course if I had one.

[@maxmacdonald7174]

Ducks are great but not near the house. They leave such a big mess.

[@BrushCommando]

@@maxmacdonald7174 so I’ve heard. I’m a conservationist so I’ll put up with a little mess, if it means more wildlife. If it gets real bad, we’ll move the boxes.

[@rolandcanuel5331]

Why don't you take a log hook a cable to the log and take your boat from one to the other then your skidsteer and drag it knocked down the grass in the pond

[@BrushCommando]

@@rolandcanuel5331 the grass will be underwater and the carp will eat it, just like they did in the temporary pond.

[@williamchristy8123]

Looking good.Thanks for update.

[@BrushCommando]

@@williamchristy8123 see you next week