Inside the Water Column: The Secchi Disk
By Dr. Claude E. Boyd Pond owners, especially in the south and parts of the Midwest, are advised to apply fertilizer to promote adequate phytoplankton blooms that serve as the ...
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Should I Use Fertilizer Or Pond Dye In My Pond?
If you're contemplating this question, what's your goal? Is the lake a waterscaping with no fisheries management plan? Are you a passionate angler on a mission to grow quality bass? If ...
Summer Temps Take Toll On Big Bass
Editors Note: To long-time readers, we ask your indulgence while we reprint a past article highlighting an important and timely topic. We're entering a very stressful period for big bass. O ...
Fascinating Bass Behavior and Feeding Habits
Largemouth bass are top-of-the-line predators. When hungry, they literally consume anything that fits in their mouth. When seemingly full from a recent meal, reflexes still prompt urges to strike a ...
Product Review – Mechanical Options To Manage Vegetation
If your lake does not qualify for a grass carp permit, or you prefer not to use chemicals for vegetation management, we have an alternative. Our partner in dredging operations ha ...
Know Your Pond Life: A Minnow is a Minnow, or is it?
Daddy taught us how to trap minnows with a quart-sized Mason jar, with a clear plastic cone glued inside the lid rim. By Bob Lusk The Brazos River is the ...
Seine Sampling Fishing
Bob Lusk has a vast knowledge on how you can care for your pond. Take a look at his recent video, Seine Sampling Fishing, to learn about how you can ...
Product Review – Vegetation Problems? – Don’t Delay Treating
Our biologists are feeling like a 911 operator at a vegetation management hotline. Water temperatures are on the rise, longer days contribute to longer growing periods. If you have a vegetation co ...
Effects Of Summer Evaporation
May included several 90-degree days and a subtle reminder that dog days of summer are near. How does summer heat affect small ponds? As temps reach high 90’s and humidity ...