Fathead Minnows: A Great Food Fish for New Ponds
The fathead minnow is a small, olive-colored baitfish that has been used for a century or more as bait for small predator fish such as crappie. They are often called “ ...
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Fly-Fishing for Grass Carp
in the saltwater marsh, it is fly action close to home. Are you in those summer fly-fishing doldrums without the time or extra cash to travel to the coast and h ...
Research Initiative to Improve Sport Fishing in Ponds
The Department of Fisheries at Auburn University is conducting a research program to improve fishing in small ponds and lakes in the southeastern United States. This research is in cooperation ...
Grass Carp for Controlling Aquatic Weeds
One of the most common problems fisheries consultants have to deal with in the summer is unwanted aquatic vegetation. In dealing with private pond owners for over 30 years, I have ...
Largemouth Bass Harvest: An Essential Management Tool for Lake Owners
During the 1950s Dr. H.S.Swingle of Auburn University, after years of research, determined that stocking largemouth bass and bluegill was the best set of species to provide long-term f ...
Rx for Stunted Largemouth Bass
Every year my partner, Barry Smith, and I get hundreds of phone calls from pond owners whose primary management objective is to produce quality largemouth bass fishing. Usually this conversation incl ...
Want To Fatten Your Bass? Add Threadfin Shad
One of the most frequently asked questions to private-fisheries consultants is, "How can I make my largemouth bass grow faster and larger?" To produce heavier fish you not only have ...
Winter Feeding for Bluegill
Feeding bluegill is something that most of us pond owners enjoy. We like to see our coppernose bluegill come to the surface and take those floating pellets. It is a ...
Redear, Shellcracker. Are They Still in Your Pond?
The scientific name for redear or shellcracker is Lepomis microlophus. However, it has many common names, depending on which region of the country you are in. It is known as ...