The Perfect Pond
The Perfect Pond By Bob Lusk Look there, just down that hill. The most scenic, pristine-looking pond you’ve ever seen sits peacefully next to a small forest, adjacent to ...
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Does Your Pond Sleep?
Does Your Pond Sleep? By Bob Lusk Spent time last fall with dear friends from upstate New York, driving through the Adirondacks, into New England, enjoying mild weather and stunning ...
Product Review – It’s Rainbow Trout Season
Product Review - Rainbow Trout Season You’ve cut three cords of wood and raked the yard twice since leaves stopped falling. Deer season closes in early January. How will ...
Recycle Christmas Trees For Fish Habitat
Recycle Christmas Trees For Fish Habitat 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 ...
Attracting Waterfowl Comes With A Price
Watching wild ducks pitch wings to land on a pond ranks among leading outdoor experiences. Improvise a blind from old tree limbs and natural cover to get up close. Take ...
Fall Plankton Cycles Change Pond Color
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 ...
Should I Feed Fish Or Run Aeration During Winter?
Are you wondering when to stop feeding fish this fall? The most accurate source for answering that question is—the fish. Since fish are cold-blooded critters, water temperatures influence feeding habi ...
Cormorants and Otters – Pond Predators
If you ask lake managers and fish farmers to name dreaded predators that severely damage fisheries, most will say double-crested cormorants (water turkey) and otters. Cormorants are found from southern ...
Big Bass Lake Shocking
Big Bass Lake Shocking over in Hico, Texas. Pulled this big bass with a shad in its throat. 9.12 lbs, 24.5 inches. Check it out.