Managing the Mini-Pond
Winter is a great time to do some maintenance on your small pond. If you have any unwanted plants, remove them. Transplant trees in late winter. Prepare for spring landscaping. ...
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Liming Ponds and Lakes
Most lakes and ponds in the southeast, except those built in Blackbelt soils or those receiving water from limestone aquifers, will benefit from the addition of agricultural limestone. If crop ...
Winterize Your Pond
Most of us do not think about our ponds during the winter. There just seems to be too many distractions; college football, deer hunting, migratory birds… all of those activities ...
Managing Crappie in Private Waters
We are very blessed in this country, and especially in the South, to have a tremendous diversity of sport fish and also, access to these fishing opportunities. You can catch ...
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 “ ...
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 ...