@smokeinchimneys: What does a healthy trout pond look like? 💦 Clean water flowing through it constantly 🦟 Habitat for bug and invertebrate life 🔎 Water that is clear enough to see the bottom 🪨 An evenly graded packed bottom that encourages water to flow downstream 🐟 Room for fish to swim without bumping into each other or becoming stressed We keep the water low to ensure the turnover of water in the pond is quick. The spring that feeds the ponds is ice cold, 52-54 degrees year round, so we don’t worry about the water becoming warm. ☀️