Does Well Water Harm Pond Environments?
Folks with small ponds averaging only six to 10 feet must get creative to prevent losing their treasured waters and fish during scorching summer seasons. Many successfully solve the challenge by ...
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Crayfish – Asset or Liability?
May through June is my favorite fishing season. Bass are on voracious post-spawn feeding frenzies. As I land each one, I check for pinchers or long whiskers protruding from their ...
Deep Glow Lighting
You’re missing a fascinating pond experience if you don’t have a Deep Glow underwater light to observe nighttime fish activity. As summer water temperatures rise, fish lurk deep ...
It Looks Alien But Can Be Beneficial
A strange, jelly-like blob has been observed around the dock or among fallen tree limbs in shallow areas. Before you start stringing yellow caution tape around your pond and calling ...
Should I Be Concerned About Dissolved Oxygen Readings?
Dissolved oxygen (DO) may be the single most important water quality issue pond owners should monitor. According to the extension service resource Aquaplant, oxygen dissolves in water at very low ...
Why Don’t I Hear Many Bullfrogs?
With the focus most people have trying to grow large numbers of game fish, bullfrogs just can’t keep up. Unfortunately, many are eaten. If you want to establish or ...
Vegetation – Friend or Foe
Mild winter temperatures and a quick spring warm-up are ideal conditions for one of our most common aquatic plants—southern niad. It’s an annual plant that branches to form ...
Effects of Summer Evaporation
Late April introduced us to a few 90-degree days and subtle reminder “dog days of summer” are near. How does summer heat affect your pond? As temps reach high 90’s ...
Did You Know?
Catfish can “taste” food before actually consuming the morsel. Whiskers on catfish are called “barbels”. They’re covered with taste buds that form a network of sensors scattered over the ...