On another note the water level changes drastically yr to yr up there..I don't have clue on depth of that lil pond. Does anybody have a idea on max depth? 2yrs ago in Sept. There was about 8' of mud shore all the way around it.Sounds good to me..but yrs ago when I asked game dept. about how many I could keep (since I like them) I was told only daily limit. Which made no sense to me,since I was trying to help the cause..