STUNNING NEW FISH POND Transformation!!! - From Swamp to Crystal Clear Waters

We convert a mud bottoms catfish pond into a sparkling clear mountain stream water for trout. Thanks to Cabela's and Bass Pro Shops and Princess Auto for your help in making this video!
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Unfortunately my pond in Northern Ontario is adjacent a swamp that is filled with muck and clay soil which makes a total mess for a trout pond, but we are doing something to fix this.
The pond trout are coming belly up and dying for some unknown reason. I spend the day trying to figure out why all the pond fish are dying. I test the water temperature, make sure the fish are getting food and oxygen, and check the water clarity.
The fastest way to dig a big pond is to use the help of a qualified excavator. This excavator normally digs out house foundations and the operator has years of experience digging giant holes in the ground and removing mountains of material.
In the previous episode we had Clarke from Lyndon Trout Ponds and Fish Hatchery measure water quality of our fish pond for oxygen and water temperature. This pond was also monitored year round to see if it holds enough water and has the depth the fish need to stay cold. Rainbow trout need good to excellent water quality and plenty of oxygen. Water flow is an asset to help fish spawn. We discovered that the water in our pond is filled continuously with the help of ground water and is very cold, even in the summer. Trout will die if water gets above 25 degrees Celsius. Shade also helps keep water cool and our pond is sheltered for a good part of the day with trees.
You will need to find out what kind of soil you are working with. Is it clay, clay-loam and sandy loam are best for holding water. You will want to avoid limestone, shale, sand and gravel-they leak. Except in our case since the gravel is actually part of the ground water, which is ideal. You can ask around to find out if your pond will leak or will hold water year round. You don't want your pond to dry up in the middle of the summer.
Our plan to excavate the remainder of the pond, pushing the size out to about a half acre in size and a water depth of around 8 feet. 15 feet is more ideal, but our base is shale and therefore can not be dug any deeper.
A trout pond is very difficult to establish, but it is very possible to do correctly if you know what the fish need.
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[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

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[@joshrock3368]

You guys are awesome I’d love to come see the property I’ve been watching Kevin for a bit now I’m from Glencoe way

[@corollaae8645]

I can’t wait!🤣

[@jasonkirkham3153]

I'd love to come and help as well. I live up in the Bruce Peninsula and just moved onto a 1/2 acre property that backs onto a friend of the families 400 acre property which is mostly mixed bush, some swamp, and a sizable pond with a river that runs through it. Would love to see if something like this could work there and have some fresh fish to harvest in the future. Send me a DM if you're interested in some free labour! lol @TheWoodedBeardsman

[@TheRealBeardedEagle]

You are an inspiration to us all. I’m glad you’re feeling better and getting out there and pressing the button more. We appreciate you.

[@mrshmanckles1463]

I can't believe you guys are doing what I suggested in a video way back in the beginning of the pond. Rocks! and it will look nice and clear the water will look clean.

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

It was a great idea. When Kevin said he was going to do it, not sure we have a full understanding of the effort required. It's taken us over a month! I think the issue I had was getting enough rock to make a difference, but the geo works it so we only need 1 layer, not a bunch to keep the silt on the bottom. Hopefully it works.

[@lisamitchell5064]

What a relief to see another video !!!! We've been worried about you all. Hope all is well and can't wait to see the finished pond !

[@joshweaver4729]

Holy crap what a job. Never cease to amaze us as viewers buddy.

[@radagast6682]

I believe this is an excellent solution to the silt problem. Keep up the good work! FULL STOP!

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

Thanks!

[@brendag2891]

You guys are really Rockin' that pond!

[@DonGrigorianFishing]

Chris I miss you bro, it has been a while! Thanks for the updates man! Much love from Los Angeles 🙂🙌

[@db.mc2]

Thank you Chris 👊 hope you and family are doing well, stay safe and take care my friends 🙏

[@RestorationIHealYou]

Sad to see the pond not do too great after all that work but it still isn't a loss, Round 2 begins and can't wait to see the results come in this year.

[@Erabada]

good to see you back

[@AnneManley]

Really enjoyed watching this video, Chris! Hoping the pond will be super successful this year. You've definitely put a LOT of work into this pond! ❣

[@WoodlandWalks]

Fantastic to see a new video Beardsman. Thanks for this insight. I think the pond refurb looks awesome and a great job! Looking forward to see the restock.

[@wishesandrainbows7937]

Great job guys! That’s a lot of work. I worked on a farm throughout my teenage years . When we were done picking potatoes, we went through all the fields and picked ROCKS. Hard work but we goofed and had fun while doing it. We made a huge bonfire at lunchtime.

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

It's kind of satisfying work :) Makes ya tough, that's for sure.

[@mamadeetay7445]

Omg it is so good to see a video is up. This has been a long month and change waiting. Thank you for sharing.

[@ArielleViking]

Interesting pond work, I'm looking forward to seeing the finished results next spring/summer. Shared on community tab. 👍

[@pierreleblanc5361]

That is tough job but you guys are really going to benefit from it at the end.👍👏

[@kingrafa3938]

Excited to see the result of this after too much hard work you guys put into it.

[@donaldeugenealford4080]

I'd say it was a success,u still had 🐟. I like your idea with the fabric around your pond,I'm wishing u a better year.👍☘️😎

[@adamsmith3996]

This is very interesting. Loads of work. Will be interested in seeing how it all works out. Hoping to see a nice clear productive trout pond this coming season. Good luck bud.

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

Fingers crossed!

[@Div-Hour]

Really have missed you rusty chops .

[@Q-BinTom]

Great to see you back at it young man. I pray your a healthy and doing well.

[@gregmize01]

COOL TO SEE KEVIN AND DON IN YOUR VID!

[@alanbecker3791]

Yay finally a video it's been a long time glad to see you're doing okay and that you're back on I know that you said you weren't going to be producing a whole lot of videos because your health and other things but I'm happy to see you back on I enjoy watching your videos and your brothers and a couple other people that you have collaborated with that I still watch to this day

[@jesmitty7639]

I understand the concept, but the lures on the rocks?! It’ll be the favorite too. Gods speed son. Hurts my heart but the meal will warm the belly.

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

Yeah, there's gonna be some snag hazards!!

[@Wideranger]

Always interesting. This to my limited intellect seems like a good improvement to the pond. Look forward to seeing how it progresses.

[@pratikkadam6000]

It's so great to see a notification from you on KZbin again. Keep going brother💪

[@ryanmeltzer3185]

Nice to see new vid/ I grew up on a large spring fed farm pond in upper Midwest. We were 1st house on it. Great fishing as 3 small islands. There was brush/shrubs all around edge of pond. As more houses developed, eventually all around. All that shrub was eventually gone. Then silt and such issues began. Oxygen airaider needed also. So hopefully that lining helps. Good luck and enjoy your vids.

[@bradoakley7667]

It's great to see a new video from you

[@catherinefoster1481]

Chris, Kevin & Don - YOU ROCK! 😂😂😂

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

:)

[@justingibbons5559]

First thing that came to mind, damn that looks cold. Second thing, that is a ton of work. I give you guys huge props for doing that in the freezing and utilizing your natural resources to make something beautiful and hopefully swim worthy.

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

It was for sure a lot of work, and uncomfortable!

[@maggiemae444]

That was great! Look forward to the finished pond!💥

[@heyhope326]

Love watching the stuff you guys are up to, very interesting! The three amigos. Would love to see more work on the land projects.

[@rr8960]

You can see what they do on their property on his brother Kevin’s channel “Modern Self Reliance”.

[@heyhope326]

@@rr8960 Yes, I keep up with them there too!

[@sheilam4964]

The rocks that come to the surface in Farmer's fields keep rising and break the field machinery so removing them saves the cost of fixing and/or replacing the machinery - not to mention the time down working the fields when the machinery is down and between the constantly changing weather. Being a farmer with rocks in the field is so stressful.

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

True, never thought of that! I'm a gardener, so it's always about maximizing plantable space for me.

[@brybuckoutdoors505]

Literally been picking field rocks out of our pastures the last couple weeks getting ready for spring‼️@sheilam4964

[@franklyngames3075]

good luck , this crazy weather this winter is gonna have some impact on the growin season im sure. 🤞🏼🍀

[@donaldnorth3714]

Can’t wait to see the finished product! You, Kevin and Don must be pretty sore from moving all those rocks!

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

Yes, very! It was so labor intensive we had to pause several times. Max was about 2 days in a row of work, then a few days to recover. Hopefully it produces great results. Stay tuned.

[@russellwatters5891]

Ya'll are putting a ton of work into that pond, in theory, it should work fine. I have my fingers crossed, prayers in mind, and am hoping it happens this time for ya'll! Love what you're doing ❤️, good seeing you again my Canadian friends

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

Fingers crossed!

[@MiscMitz]

What a project! Full stop sir

[@lemmebeawinnerequestrian7555]

Wow, so much work. 😍 it will be great to see the pond clear this summer.

[@earlshaner4441]

Good morning from Syracuse NY USA brother and everyone else

[@dennisjames8386]

Nice to see yall again,missed watchin y'all do ur tricks. Love it peace Dj

[@dennisjames8386]

@ᴛᴇxᴛ ᴍᴇ ᴏɴ ᴛᴇʟᴇɢʀᴀᴍ@TheWoodedBeardsman wuzz up

[@tgc2468]

WOODOBO for the win. Great to see you back. Can't wait for more mischief.

[@Rockhead81]

Awsome Job On The Pond Boys I love it my Koi pond is my love lol Hey Chris Get A Few BEAUTIFUL KOI FISH so you can See them Feed and ofcours we on the camera can see them clearly as well 🙌🏽😅 Great Job Guys 💪🏽

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

Not a bad idea!

[@Soop96]

U should start making series videos with stuff like this. Also ordered some woodobo a while back from Fowler and it’s bomb, literally goes on anything including vegetables.

[@4MEStudios]

about 65, 000 rocks on a very rough estimate. (Just in case you wanted to know) (avg rock was 8 inches) (although they look to be 6 inches to me.) Also you may want to get some fresh water clams to filter the water.

[@Brushy01]

Dig a wide (15-20 foot) non steep (1-2 foot in center) V shape trench from way up on the hill down to the pond. Cover the entire trench with a pond liner all the way down a couple of feet into the pond. Then put a tank in the ground at the top as a fill basin. Make an over flow from that basin that spills onto the liner. Cover the entire pond liner with the stone. Run another pump to that basin tank from the pond and let the water flow down back into the pond...a spiffy new stream will create a lot of aeration and a huge bio filter.

[@Rockhead81]

Been missing my Canadian Wilderness Boyyysss 🤘🏽💀🤘🏽

[@bwcok7947]

Awesome work!

[@joshuajackson6442]

Great solution

[@christianwagner8563]

Ayeeeee been waiting for you to upload

[@franklyngames3075]

what if you aim one solar panel and one battery at the snow and one panel and battery aimed at sky and see if the reflection light off the snow is more powerful than just aiming at the sky . just a thought

[@psych0185]

Yo! I missed watching Wooded Beardsman! It's been a month!

[@motaman8074]

It's gonna be amazing!

[@patti6194]

Side-graded = made a lateral move to Catfish like a muddy bottom, you might want to try them. I think sturgeon might as well, not sure though. I live in Sacramento, Ca and part of our flood control system for the Sacramento River is the Yolo Bypass. They open gates to let the water out of the river to take pressure off the levees. The water can still be relatively deep and the sturgeon move out of the river into the bypass. The problem comes up when they close the gates and the bypass starts to dry out, and sturgeon end up land locked and stranded. Because sturgeon are a protected species Fish and Game goes out to collect and move them. Sturgeon are really cool, and delicious as well. I saw that you have a Canadian Sturgeon that isn't protected, so you could possibly try them.

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

It's not legal for us to move any game fish from the wild to a private pond. So I can only source fish from a licensed hatchery.

[@userjarabecko]

@@TheWoodedBeardsman those are men made laws not God's law

[@seiragonarac3847]

I really love your videos im a huge fan, ❤️

[@jaymannewell]

Let me be the first to say that looks like a DAM good job.

[@brendag2891]

"edge-etation"! Yay!

[@jesmitty7639]

Man that little brother is always born in on your screen time?! WTH! Great idea with the rocks. Cheers

[@jesmitty7639]

Horning

[@jordantrottier3882]

Hindsight being 20/20. You should have had the excavator who dug the pond stair the bank. That way the rocks can't slide down, as they settle.

[@mickemike2148]

Over here, in Sweden, you are not allowed to move a pile of rocks that has been laying there for more than two years. It has something to do with critters that may have made that rock pile its home. Hey! J. Hinson, are here buddy?

[@userjarabecko]

are you allowed to breathe?

[@mickemike2148]

@@userjarabecko I've been anticipating an oxygen tax for a long time, but fortunately it has not happened yet. However, give the socialists a few more terms in power...

[@alexkasacous]

Good content. Looking forward to next episode.

[@KWC0]

Put a few sturgeon...maybe a couple peacock bass ect

[@danny88dh]

What a job jeeez

[@brendabinau1187]

Love you guys!!!

[@danielsalazar3988]

You should add crawdads to the pond

[@bobbyk6585]

Wow, Chris is posting content again? Good news.

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

I'll have at least 3 more!

[@bobbyk6585]

@@TheWoodedBeardsman Thanks Chris. Realize you inspire so many of us to move on projects we've thought about doing for years.

[@musicaltroutmountainextrav3153]

You may have to try to get something in there that creates a bacterial filter that keeps healthy nitrifying bacteria if you can't constantly supply clean oxygenated water like at a trout farm. Did you check for ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate as well as dissolved O2 in this pond? A trickle waterfall should have enough oxygenating action as well as healthy bacterial buildup on the rocks it trickles over. Water should be very cold as well- gas doesn't like being dissolved in warm liquids (warm coke on a hot day burning your nose when you go to drink it). The more surface area you have between the spaces of rock/gravel at the bottom of your pond should help with bacteria as well. Looking good- those rocks and the space between them should be much better with this bacterial surface area as well as a space for things that the trout like to eat to hand out (larva, minnows, etc.).

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

I've never tested the 02, but maybe I can this year. There is a lot of water coming through the pond via springs as it fills up about 10-20,000 gallons per day! I agree, the rocks should work nicely.

[@allenenabnit7078]

I’m glad your doing this and not me I picked rocks out of fields for 45 years it’s young man’s work. What are you going to do for the very bottom? Guess you don’t get to have a skate pond this year,sometimes you have to go without till it’s all done.

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

Yup, no skating this year. Next episode will show you want we got planned for the bottom! Stay tuned.

[@kenbultman8670]

It's nice to hear from you, I have been wondering what happened to you, I even asked the one_wildcrafter if you past away. Heaven forbid

[@bustinbass78]

Any plans for aeration? I would as spring water contains little oxygen. Fish grow better and it will help remove ammonia.

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

There is an aerator already, but as the sun got low on the horizon this fall/winter, it didn't work very much.

[@bustinbass78]

My apologies. I rewatched, and you addressed this in the intro.

[@cliffcampbell8827]

Have you thought about filtration? There is a way to get the water grom the bottom of the pond, up through a natural filtration system and have the water pour back into the pond. The end result should be clean water that is getting the necessary oxygen as the water rolls and tumbles over the rocks going back into the pond.

[@memespotter979]

Nice video 🎉

[@stefanclarkowski9694]

do another wilderness living challenge! your success with beavers inspired me to start trapping those big swimmy rats

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

Nice!

[@anthonydecamp3126]

Hey awesome videos thank you

[@ayukryeorbito5953]

Miss your Adventure bro..like s survival challenge

[@mrpants8976]

i would suggest some type of plant life in the pond as well to help your pond life

[@blakester122]

It's just enough...just enough number of rocks.

[@shawndonohoe2789]

What about a few old sidewalk slabs for the problem vertical spots?

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

That would work for sure. I get pretty picky about trying to keep it looking natural.

[@shawndonohoe2789]

@@TheWoodedBeardsman They would be near the bottom in the spot I was thinking.

[@lorenkinzel9145]

Not sure about the power requirements, but a fountain aerates really well. Also kills algae from the UV light exposure.

[@shawndonohoe2789]

Count the rocks in a bucket, and count the buckets, should give you a descent estimate

[@guinnster1]

Bridging the gap between what is nature and what is not.

[@Zupoyo]

I love this

[@Johnydoesfishing]

Thewoodedbeardsman! I need the surface area of your pond not how many gallons. Also how many layers of rock did you place down?

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

I'm only going to be able to guess at this point. Let's say it's around 50 x 50 ft, and 1.5 rocks high in most places.

[@kuzinit2374]

Plant some blueberries around the pond

[@adamlambert1772]

love the content dude

[@TheCaptainbeefylog]

A ripper attachment would have come in handy for getting those rocks dug up. Maybe for "next" time? lol Would freshwater mussels survive the cold in your pond? If so, then they'd be a good addition, as they filter water like crazy. It might seem odd, but oysters and mussels filter enormous volumes of water for their size. Where I live there's been a lot of work in building oyster banks for just this reason in a saltwater passage, but it also works in freshwater with mussels. If you look at places like Europe you see walls surrounding fields that have been farmed for centuries. The walls are all made from field stones collected over the years and built up to 10 feet high in some places. Even barns and houses have been built this way. For the "sheer drop" you could use a galvanised mesh and steel posts to form a net that leans back into the slope and fill behind it with smaller rocks.

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

Maybe some freshwater clams, they are also filter feeders.

[@Lone_wolf2776]

Full stop!

[@jtr6554]

Any plans for plants? Areas of refuge from the sun, predators?

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

Stay tuned!

[@Bornloserstrongheart]

yeah bro i think you guys should add plants and attach a wetlands filter to the pond

[@Bornloserstrongheart]

@ᴛᴇxᴛ ᴍᴇ ᴏɴ ᴛᴇʟᴇɢʀᴀᴍ@TheWoodedBeardsman is this foe real?

[@danbasham9207]

You guys rock! Lol

[@66bigbuds]

The steep banks look like it needs concrete.

[@HemmoFM]

More videos like this :) Earned subscriber

[@HemmoFM]

@TheWoodedBeardsman_ is this real?

[@V503K]

🤯they say sop instead of slope in canada?

[@benives254]

I did the calculations, based on average rock size, shape and composition, the circumference and depth of the pond, Kevin's smarts, your muscles and Dom's sauveness, the position of the earth in its current orbit and the position of the solar system in relation to the super massive black hole at the centre of our galaxy and I got 78 rocks.

[@jeremiahgroves3708]

Maybe if you add some sucker fish to help clean up the bottom too

[@phillipjohnson1234]

What will prevent the stones from migrating to the bottom over time?

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

They are kind of locked in to one another, so eventually they will stop sliding down.

[@stevehorrocks190]

cool

[@TheCreekHuntsman]

Well, if the base is 23x14... The surface area is 322ft... Let's say 10 rocks fit in each square foot. That's 3,220 rocks just on the base. Let's say all 4 sides are the same size as the base. 3,220x5= 16,100 rocks.

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

Sounds about right to me!

[@TheCreekHuntsman]

@@TheWoodedBeardsman that's a lot of rocks, fellas! Keep up the good work!

[@ouissandy2806]

Shared liked ect.

[@randyisyou]

Notification squad ❤️

[@captrockh2055]

I'm thinking if you guys would of filled the bottom with rocks,you could of dumped rocks up the banks as you went,and the rock weight would prevent rocks sliding to the bottom.

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

Yup. The only thing is that the bottom wasn't finished first...logistic issues.