Editors note: Fisheries managers hold great concern for damage caused by double-crested cormorants (water turkey) and otters.  Each Fall we reprint this article as a reminder to be vigilant.  Water ...

Hybrid bluegill/sunfish are among the most publicized and promoted sunfish in the nation.  We recommend them for ponds smaller than one-acre. Hybrids are a cross between female green sunfish ...

When you successfully manage a pond, there's a bounty of fish.  Don't let overcrowded conditions stunt them.  Trap some and move them to improve environments in other sites. While surveying ou ...

Largemouth Bass in Ponds: Abundance and Electrofishing By Dr. Dave Willis with Bob Lusk  To a fisheries biologist, spring means it’s time for largemouth bass electrofishing.  Electrofishing is a ...

Supplemental Water by Mike Otto I'm not good at rain dances, but I've been known to give it a try. Seeing a pond or lake lapping at its topmost edge ...

Your pond was built and stocked by the book.  It was a fun, memorable time and fulfillment of a long-time dream.  But after a few years, there seems to be so ...