By Dan VanSchaik I paid my spring semester college tuition each year trapping fur on big Atlantic Coastal marshes. The usual catch was 500 muskrats, 100 beavers, seasonal limit of otters and ...

In many ways, winter allows us to start each new pond season with a clean slate.  Make sure your 2018 New Year's resolutions include some of the following points to enhance en ...

By Bob Lusk and Mike Otto Spillways rein huge in importance to life, or death, of a pond. Sometimes we feel like preachers at a pond-building pulpit. Preaching the proper ...

Ever wonder why annoying plants that disrupt ponds all summer disappear from sight by late December?  It's certainly not from lack of water.  Aquatic vegetation, even though submerged in water, responds to ...

Biologists believe aeration improves pond environments dramatically. Aeration keeps water quality predictable, reduces sludge and nutrients that feed annoying algae, and there are fewer incidents of undesirable odors. Aeration allows fi ...

Current low water levels present great opportunities to tour shorelines and observe features not visible when the pond is full.  Learn what birds or critters have been visiting?  You never kn ...

Pond management enthusiasts experience a big void during winter months when fish activity declines.  We spend nine-months passionately caring for treasured fish and their environment.  Then, one cold day, it’s ...

By Bob Lusk Here’s a handy list of questions you should ask as you look over your pond, amenities, and fish: Planning is a big deal. It bothers me ...