When working with Nature, you anticipate the unexpected.  After so long, you find yourself reciting Murphy's Law.  Here's an example. A friend was visiting a friend who caught a fish th ...

Spring is spawning new life into ponds.  Stroll around the shoreline, watch for light-colored spots in shallows, and pause to enjoy Nature's spectacular moments on a--bass bed. If you've been sc ...

By Dave Willis and Bob Lusk Fishery biologists have used quite a few different condition factors over the years. One of the tools used by a professional fishery biologist is ...

To bulk-up bass and bluegill, you must serve high protein.  A steady diet of Purina Aquamax MVP grows more bluegill.  Schools of threadfin shad or tilapia accelerate bass growth? Top it ...

Athletes attend intensive training camps before a new season.  If there was a training camp for pond managers, all of us would be getting on the bus today to begin pl ...

Spring rains soon will have ponds brim-full.  Does your lake have a flood control pipe? Is it a metal pipe? Are you seeing rusted areas?  If the answer is yes, cl ...

Colonies of bowl-shaped, bluegill spawning beds that develop along your shoreline from spring to fall are baitfish factories.  For a small investment of time and pea gravel, you can expand th ...