By Bob Lusk Eastern Tennessee, Missouri and the Texas Hill Country. What do these places have in common besides their beauty? Rocky soils, that’s what. Not ideal places to b ...

Area pond owners were pleased to see spring rains fill treasured lakes. Near record rain runoff, however, also introduced increased nutrients to promote vigorous vegetation growth. If vegetation does not ...

Thanks for joining another issue of the Bob Lusk Outdoors newsletter. I'm Biologist Zach Petersen. While conducting fisheries management projects, I also analyze habitat and design needed improvements. My post ...

By Bob Lusk Early in my career, I had the pleasure of spending some time working on ponds on the internationally famous W.T. Waggoner Estate Ranch. That massive amount o ...

Aeration Provides New Life Outdoor TV and Radio Host, Alan Warren, owns a top notch hunting lodge known as Stone Ledge Ranch, located in beautiful Texas Hill country. Directly in ...

According to biologists at Vertex Water Features, during summer months when water is warm, oxygen can be consumed faster than it can be replenished. Ponds and lakes may become "stratified". ...

Vertex Water Features is a customer-focused lake aeration and floating fountain manufacturer in Florida designing and building systems for a worldwide market. We encourage you to check them out. Start ...

In an earlier newsletter, we emphasized the importance of maintaining aeration equipment. This issue, we want to relate how aeration not only sustains a healthy environment but how aeration management  ...

Have you seen fish gulping air at the surface of your pond or lake? It's not normal behavior, but could be observed from now through this fall. It's a warning ...