By Bob Lusk I’ll never, ever forget what happened in a pond I inspected once. As much as we love our ponds, it’s easy to become complacent about ...

We look forward to Fall lake survey season.  It presents opportunities to visit numerous properties, observe innovative management methods, and share them with you.  Our staff hopes this suggestion will ...

Don't mulch Christmas trees or large limbs leftover from cutting firewood.  Bundle them to make valuable habitat for bluegill and other baitfish. As newly hatched fry leave spawning beds, their ...

We hold such concern for double-crested cormorants (water turkey) and otters that we reprint this article each Fall as a reminder of damage they wreak.  Otters are native and continual threats t ...

In recent weeks, has your pond lost its appealing green color?  Have you noticed water clearing and increased visibility?  No concern.  It’s a fall decline in plankton growth. Plankton is active ...

We're receiving frequent calls asking if you should feed fish and run aeration during the winter?  Short answer, feed minimal amounts.  Turn aeration off December through February.  Here's why. Since fish ar ...

If you have observed the power of flooding water rushing over a spillway, you likely related the memorable experience numerous times.  Results can be damaging regardless of lake size.  Spillways ...

All of us have fished shorelines and areas with no visible cover and not gotten a strike?  Just as we're about to give-up, we encounter a clump of trees or ...