Know Your Pond Life: Dragonflies…What’s the Point?
By Bob Lusk Dragonflies, damselflies, mayflies…we see them each spring, some we see all summer. They flit around the pond, doing what they do. In spring, seems like every ...
Archive for 2017
Product Review – Mid-Season Management Review
We're at mid-season of the 2017 lake management season. Water surface temperatures are topping 85+-degrees. Fish are seeking cool, shaded zones like we're seeking air conditioned comfort.. Electrofishing surveys and fish stocking ...
What Is Rotenone?
If a pond has been neglected for many years, or requires complete renovation, the only option may be cleaning the slate and restocking. When such projects arise, the first procedure ...
Vegetation Management – Chemicals Or Grass Carp?
Devising a vegetation management plan poses two common options. Utilize grass carp for a biological method or apply chemicals. Which is best? Both groups have valid points. The plant to ...
I See Red Spots On My Fish
Are you seeing red spots on fish? Those spots could be grub worms. Here's how they arrived in the pond and how to manage their population. Fish grubs are immature forms of ...
Summer Months Stress Water Quality And Fish
Ponds, especially small ones, are entering most stressful months of the season. Carefully monitor changes in water color or odor. Closely watch fish behavior such as gulping at the surface. Qu ...
Summer Temps Take Toll On Big Fish
Editors Note: Occasionally, we feel it necessary to reprint past articles highlighting timely management topics. As outlined in the above article on summer months, we're entering a very stressful period for ...
Product Review – Aeration / Vegetation Management
As described in the opening article, summer months minimize opportunities to conduct fisheries management. Prized bass can be stressed from long tugs of war on the end of a rod. Treating too larg ...