flight pond construction

[gluebeam 0]

hi all, my dad has aggred to let me dig a flight pond on his land. there are 11 achres which slope down to two quite big lakes which hold some diving ducks, ive been wanting to attract some mallard or teal and was just wondering how to make a flight pond. i was thinking of digging it out (by hand ) close to one of the big lakes and then using the lake to flood it. what sort of size/depth will it need to be and are there any shapes/ specific vegitation which should be used?

 

the pond will most likely be situated in a field which slopes down to the lake and therefore the pond will have to be dug into the slope, its not that steep tho. thanks

[selvey 2]

hi all, my dad has aggred to let me dig a flight pond on his land. there are 11 achres which slope down to two quite big lakes which hold some diving ducks, ive been wanting to attract some mallard or teal and was just wondering how to make a flight pond. i was thinking of digging it out (by hand ) close to one of the big lakes and then using the lake to flood it. what sort of size/depth will it need to be and are there any shapes/ specific vegitation which should be used?

 

the pond will most likely be situated in a field which slopes down to the lake and therefore the pond will have to be dug into the slope, its not that steep tho. thanks

 

 

Not quite sure about digging ponds much myself but the recommended depths for mallard and teal feeding are no more than 9inches deep for Mallard and no more than 6inches for teal but that can just be around the edges shallower ponds always work very well.

[spanj 11]

hi all, my dad has aggred to let me dig a flight pond on his land. there are 11 achres which slope down to two quite big lakes which hold some diving ducks, ive been wanting to attract some mallard or teal and was just wondering how to make a flight pond. i was thinking of digging it out (by hand ) close to one of the big lakes and then using the lake to flood it. what sort of size/depth will it need to be and are there any shapes/ specific vegitation which should be used?

 

the pond will most likely be situated in a field which slopes down to the lake and therefore the pond will have to be dug into the slope, its not that steep tho. thanks

 

 

Not quite sure about digging ponds much myself but the recommended depths for mallard and teal feeding are no more than 9inches deep for Mallard and no more than 6inches for teal but that can just be around the edges shallower ponds always work very well.

 

Bet he's made up to read its so shallow, what with having to dig it by hand pmsl

[gluebeam 0]

Bet he's made up to read its so shallow, what with having to dig it by hand pmsl

 

sorry what? i couldnt understand that.

[claybusers al 9]

if you can get away with just flooding an area that is great for flighting ducks you dont need depth if thats all you want then just keep it well fed if you want to rear and release ducks then do it onto your lakes if your wanting to feed ducks in sweepings and lights are very good also pig feed or cracked barle and wheat but your leaving it a bit late for this year

[gluebeam 0]

your leaving it a bit late for this year

 

yea i know i was looking into doing it for next season.