POND BOSS ARTICLES CONTENTS & INDEX 2014
Index is at the bottom.
NOTE: Letters & e-mails and Pond to Plate of each issue were moved to the forefront. Index for 2014 is at the end.

JANUARY - FEBUARY 2014 – Key Words: Pond amenities, Grow big bluegills, Pond sharing, Beneficial bacteria, Trout weights, Pond memories, Domestic cat impacts on wildlife, Recognize beaver activity, Wetland options, Small pond options, Liner installation, Possible pond problems, Largemouth spawning facts.

Eds Desk – Happy New Year! Some new things for Pond Boss in 2014. Some goals, Pond boss Connect and More digital access coing. .

Letters and e-mails: A.Watershield problem in WI. B. Barley straw wattles, C. Iron in well water for trout pond, D. How deep to discourage weeds? E. Reader article about sharing the pond, F. Revitalize a declining fishery, G. Pond builder in MS? H. Sunfish poster - order, I. Lake turnover query. J. Trout in a swimming pool? K. Fish hatchery for sale on OK. L Easiest way to apply lime to 1ac. M. Advice for utility right-of-way.

POND TO PLATE – Venison Jerky. Lainhart’s recipe.

1. AMENITIES TO THE POND; Value Added Ideas You May Not think About. Lusk tells about new ideas to add to the pond as features and benefits.

2. GROWING BLUEGILLS. What To Expect From Growth Rates. Lusk gives you the most important key items to grow big bluegills. Eight good tips for producing bigger bluegill past 1 pound toward 2 pounds.

3. SHARE YOUR POND. The Ultimate Satisfaction. Tom Stroup presents his story of how a fishing event at his pond for 61 kids became a rewarding experience.

4. WHAT’S THE FUSS ABOUT BENEFICIAL MICROBES? Aerobic and Anerobic Bacterial Cycle. David Beasley explains the causes of oxygen depletion and how pond productivity influences the cycles of bacteria and nutrient production.

5. FISH CONDITION – TROUT. Willis and Lusk provide tabular data and discuss standard weights of rainbow and brook trout .

6. A DAY TO REMEMBER. Beth Lahaie describes three fun days at a pond were seen as very important memorable times for her son.

7. DOMESTIC CATS AND WILDLIFE. VanSchaik provides very informative details of the impact of domestic and feral cats upon wildlife, birds, and small mammals. A must read for all.

8. BEAVER SIGN. Lusk explains some signals that beaver could be in your pond.

9. SOMETIMES MY BEST ADVICE IS ….. TO DO NOTHING. Cornwell describes a shallow pond in NY that is classified as a wetland and what management is allowed for wetland type ponds.

10. THINK BIG IN A SMALL WAY. Lusk provides a few examples of what can be done with fish in small ponds for optimizing the pond benefits .

11. THE LINER THE BETTER. Otto tells the detailed story and how to of installing a liner in a two acre pond.

12. HELP!! MY POND IS KEEPING ME UP ALL NIGHT. Tim Matson lists three possible problems of natural noises, land slopes, and uninvited guests to overcome with a newly built pond.

13. LARGEMOUTH SPAWNING FACTS. Spawning Manipulation. West describes out of season spawning for largemouth bass.


MAR - APR 14. Key Words: Swimming pond, Solve fish dying, Brother memories, Spring weed growth, Dave Willis eulogy, Structure placement, Waterfowl impoundments, Harvest guidelines, Peru fish sampling, Water circulators, River bed lake, Fish misidentification, Bluegill spawn plasticity, Coarse woody habitat.

Eds Desk – MARCH MARCHES ON. Susie Willis sends a thank you memorial for Dr. Dave Willis.

Letters and e-mails. A. Requirements for stocking tilapia. B. Indonesia aquaculture. C. Sealing and clearing a small TX pond. D. Attracting fish to a dock. E. Fixing a broken dam outlet pipe. F. Customer gift subscriptions. G. Buy some scuds. H. Fraudulent credit card charges. I. Can you rent bullfrogs?

FROM POND TO PLATE. SOMETIMES IT’S NOT ABOUT THE RECIPE. A tasty meal of yellow perch with home grown organic vegetables Bruce Kania style.

1. BUILDING A SWIMMING POND. Lusk describes what went into designing and building a pond for swimming first and angling second. Designing, producing clean water, soil types, bank slopes, depths, water draw off, safety.

2. DIAGNOSING FISH PROBLEMS. Lusk explains how to use a two question approach to figuring out why fish are dying. Hints for tracking down the problem.

3. SAYING GOODBYE. Lahaie recalls pond memories of two brothers from Missouri.

4. LOOK WHAT GROWS THIS TIME OF YEAR. Lusk looks at the plant growth above and below the water as a layer cake. Learn about the plants in each layer based on your pond’s water chemistry and nutrients.

5. A BLUSTERY DAY. Lusk provides a truly great eulogy in words and pictures for our esteemed Pond Boss family member and mentor Dr. David Willis, South Dakota State University fisheries professor.

6. HELPFUL TIPS WHEN INSTALLING ARTIFICIAL HABITAT. Dave Beasley discusses two basic helpful and thoughtful strategies for installing artificial cover. Goals to consider, amount of cover needed, density, placement, height, type of predator, protecting prey, enhancing existing cover.

7. IMPOUNDMENTS FOR WATERFOWL. VanSchaik provides the goals for these impoundments, design, size, food strips, and types of birds that will utilize the area.

8. SETTING LIMITS. Lusk defines creel limits, creating harvest rules, examples of water types, when to harvest, sizes, what species to harvest. Provides harvest guidelines. Signs when to harvest, daily vs annual limits, over-harvest, keeping records, when to change limits, general rules.

9. POND MANAGEMENT IN PERU – AMAZON STYLE. Cornwell tells about his seining of a South American pond with 16 students capturing 20 species of unusual fish.

10. CIRCULATING YOUR SMALL WATERS. Lusk describes using circulators to get horizontal currents. Influences of horizontal movement, including uses and benefits of circulators.

11. THE LAKE IN A RIVER BED. Otto describes the trials and tribulations of building and rebuilding a 12 acre TX lake in an old leaky river bed.

12. SHORT TAKES – FOUR TO LOOK FOR. West previews four upcoming articles in PBoss mag: Angler fish identification, Plasticity of fish spawning, Course woody habitat as refuge, and habitat types effecting fish recruitment.

MAY - JUN 14. Key Words: Hybrid bluegill, Crappie, Trophy fish, Fertility snow, Bullheads, Fish kill, Winterkill, Pond dredging, Beaver damage, Hybrid striped bass control crappie.

Eds Desk. THE JURY IS OUT. Jury duty and pondmeister beneficial decisions.

Letters & e-mails. A. Recognizing male, female bass. B. Solution for small weedy lake. C. Project Reservoir & solar aerator for NJ students. D. Smartweed algae, grasses, water clarity. E. Bluegill harvest in new pond?. F. How to learn management for new small pond? G. Can iron deplete oxygen? H. Clear TN pond with dye and fertilizer timing. I. Renewal problem. J. WA racetrack pond needs help. K. Add a fish picture section to magazine.

POND TO PLATE – FIVE SPICE TILAPIA. Uses Chinese 5 spice powder, soy sauce and sugar.

1. HYBRID BLUEGILLS….. BENEFIT OR BOONDOGGLE? Tony Livingston provides his real story about hybrid bluegill and their proper management based on his experience of what works. Here is thoughtful advice, some facts and fiction and a formula for success.

2. WHITE CRAPPIE, BLACK CRAPPIE? Lusk with quotes from Dr. Seuss for basic information about growing crappies.

3. CREATING A TROPHY FISHERY. Tiger Muskie, Largemouth Bass, and Hybrid Striped Bass. David Beasley explains techniques used to create a high quality fishery in four ponds totaling 12 acres.

4. SNOW AND FERTILITY. Lusk explains how snow cover can increase a pond’s fertility.

5. THOSE DARN BULLIES. In a reprint Dave Willis has a good article about bullheads in ponds. Life history, growth rates, food preferences, relationships with largemouth bass.

6. WHEN THE WATER RETURNS. Lahaie tells of childhood memories of kids playing down at the creek and how water speaks to life.

7. SNARING FOR WARM SEASON PREDATOR CONTROL. VanSchaik describes why and how snares are best for controlling predators during summer. Snare mechanics and how to set them, how to avoid mistakes.

8. DEALING WITH A FISH KILL. Lusk provides four things to do after a fish kill for best recovery.

9. WINTER OF 2013-14….ONE OF THE WORST! Cornwell gives a summary of the cold winter, what types of ponds are prone to winterkill, mechanics and causes of winterkill, how to prevent ideas.

10. DREDGING BY HALF. Tim Matson tells about benefits of partially rebuilding a pond or cleaning out an old weedy pond.

11. BEAVER INVASION. Otto describes how beavers caused extreme damage to the dam of a pond to practically drain it and the extensive work it took to repair the damage.

12. CRAPPIE – THE ENIGMA. West summarizes three symposia about crappie, results of using hybrid crappie and use of hybrid striped bass as a predator for successful crappie control,

JUL- AUG 2014. Key Words: Fly fish pond, Fin clipping, Water benefits life, Fish growth, Hybrid bluegill, Waterfowl plants, Fish balance PSD, Smallmouth bass, Small pond big fish, Leaky pond fix, Jesse West Foundation benefits.

Eds Desk. PACE YOURSELF. Preparation for Pond Boss conference VI. Issue review.

Letters & emails: A. Products to weigh & measure fish? B. Bass bluegill length weight charts. C. Mixing fish foods?. D. How to build a small pond on stream? E. Defining invasive. F. Turn a dry creek into a pond? G. Pay pond fishing? H. Feed fish to fish? Rationale of crappie in ponds?

POND TO PLATE. CATFISH TACOS from fresh summer ingredients.

1. DESIGNING FLY FISHING HEAVEN. Norm Tremblay provides all around good advice for structuring a pond to benefit both fly casters and regular anglers with emphasis on design features for fly fishing.

2. FIN CLIPPING FOR FISHERIES MANAGEMENT. Dave Beasley tells how to and why to mark fish by fin clipping. When to clip, what to clip, where to clip, value of the information, sampling clipped fish, example of how to conduct a fin clip study.

3. A PLACE TO BE STILL. Beth Lahaie tells how water has played a big role in a person’s life.

4. COULD IT BE THE WATER? Lusk replays what was missing for bass to be bigger in a well planned 18 ac lake. Provides several possible fixes to improve growth.

5. FISH BIOLOGY 102: GROWTH. Willis and Lusk educate us about fish growth and the causes of slow and fast growth.

6. ART OF THE SCIENCE OF GROWING HUGE HYBRID SUNFISH. Tony Livingston explains the concepts, ideas, and requirements to grow trophy sized hybrid bluegills.

7. NATIVE PLANTS FOR WATERFOWL. Van Schaik reviews the food value of 24 types of plants as food value for waterfowl.

8. MANAGING FISH NATURALLY. Dr. Richard Anderson and Lusk explain the nuts and bolts of population structure of bluegill bass ponds. Discuss proportional size distribution (PSD), carrying capacity and how to maintain a standard balanced fishery.

9. ADVANTAGE SMALLMOUTH. Cornwell discusses new experiences of co-habitating smallmouth with largemouth and what types of conditions give smallies an advantage.

10. ELIMINATING THE 90%. Lusk discusses guidelines about habitat, relating to pond construction and how good planning can optimize fish production is a small pond.

11. ANOTHER LEAKY LAKE FIX. Otto tells how he worked to use specialized methods to fix a leaky 10 ac lake.

12. POND BOSS AND SDSU – APPLIED SCIENCE. West reviews the fisheries projects of 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 that were funded by donated monies to Jesse West endowment at South Dakota State University.


SEP- OCT 2014. Key Words: Multiple pond benefits, Turtles, Water chemistry report, Redear sunfish, Angling trip memories, Animal predation of fish, Fish stocking concepts, Fathead minnow spawn details, Channel catfish in small ponds, Drain pipes, Yellow perch stocking.

Eds Desk. FALL IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER. Previews of the 2015 Pond Boss Conference. Issue review.

Letters and e-mails. A. Too much ship price to Turkey. B. Dying fish with hemorrhagic tissue. C. Pond build info for NE Indiana. D. Bass pounds per acre in West Virginia? E. Pond Boss online info. F. Catfish with skinned heads? G. Control of iron bacteria in pipes? H. Number of private ponds in US? I. Calculating area of tear drop pond. J. Egg laying by painted turtles.

POND TO PLATE – 4,3,2,1, Sauce. Universal sauce for grilling all fish.

1. MANAGING MULTIPLE PONDS TO CREATE THE ULTIMATE FISHERY. Dave Beasley tells how several ponds will help sustain trophy fisheries with high catch rates.

2. TURTLES. Lusk tells how he ‘danced’ with several turtles and adds some little known turtle facts.

3. A LIFE CHANGING LABOR DAY. Beth Lahaie tells how forces of water helped get one person over an emotional mid-life crisis.

4. READING YOUR WATER CHEMISTRY REPORT. Lusk explains what the water chemistry results means, how and when to use them, and when is the best time to test your water.

5. REDEAR SUNFISH. Justin Van DeHey & Willis provide the basic biology of redear sunfish and how they can be a benefit in your pond.

6. MEMORIES. Dr. Richard Anderson, fish researcher, tells us his memories of some of his fishing trips with family.

7. A LOOK AT FISH PREDATION. Van Schaik explains fish losses and estimated damage due to predation by raptors, predacious water birds, wading birds, waterfowl, snakes, turtles, and furbearers.

8. STOCKING STRATEGIES. Lusk reviews goals, budgets and timeline for the old stocking versus new stocking concepts

9. THAT ROCKS. Cornwell discusses ins and outs of fathead minnow reproduction and provides a list of their spawning trends when using rock habitats. Why rock habitat is best for his pond.

10. FEED LOT. Lusk discusses how to grow catfish in small ponds to produce home grown healthy food fish.

11. PIPE DREAMS. Otto tells about various types of drains and pipes that are used to remove excess water from your pond. Do you need a deep pipe or siphon?

12. YELLOW PERCH stocking survival, growth and recruitment. West reviews some of the science of predation of stocked perch with largemouth bass, the timing of stocking, size of perch, predator density, advantage of habituation, and other factors that allow young perch to survive.

NOV - DEC 2014. Key Words: Weir pond system, Fish growth, Pond solace, Water toxic pH, Bass dynamics, Electroshocking, Grass carp weed control, Camera remote census, Record keeping, Student fish shock trip, HOA management goal, Silt retention pond, Water supplements, Bluegill management .

Eds Desk - HAPPY HOLIDAYS. A trip to Ron Morgan’s pond. Issue review.

Letters & e-mails. A. Pond bryozoans. B. Catfish farming info? C. Diffuser placement in 35ft deep pond. D. USS constitution ship facts. E. Too many catfish in a small pond. F. Reprint of articles by Dr Willis will continue. G. Eat fish with bacterial infection? H. Pellet train large fish? I. How much surface algae is good?

POND TO PLATE – BACKSTRAP DELIGHT. Thins slices of deer backstrap or similar meat dipped in egg batter and coated with special seasoned bread crumbs, then deep fried and a tasty garnish applied. Deeelicious.

1. RON MORGAN’S SYSTEM Lusk describes the intricate layout of weirs on a stream for a multi-pond system built in Texas.

2. MY FISH WON’T GROW. Lusk analyzes with it takes to get fish growing again and keep them growing. Recognize which ones are thriving and which ones to cull.

3. CREATING A POND THAT FEEDS THE SOUL AND SPARKS THE IMAGINATION. Lahaie shares how a writer & horticulturist built a mini-pond that stimulates creativity, provides solace and happiness, Includes three reasons for building a pond.

4. WHAT’S THE BIG DEAL ABOUT WATER CHEMISTRY? Lusk explains how a new pond created acid poising, killed bass, and how he solved the puzzle. Explains how fish can adjust body pH.

5. LARGEMOUTH BASS IN PONDS: ABUNDANCE AND ELECTROFISHING. Willis and Lusk tell what happens on a electrofishing pond survey. How bass abundance relates to sampling results and basics of how fish shocking works. Explain causes of variation of catch rates and the benefits of electroshocking as a sampling method.

6. VEGETATION CONTROL USING GRASS CARP. Dave Beasley explains grass carp pros & cons, proper use, containment, life span, feeding habits, removal methods, prestocking questions, stocking sizes, when to stock, stock rates for different situations.

7. REMOTE CAMERA SURVEILLANCE AS A CENSUS TOOL. VanSchaik explains standard population methods and discusses improved methods of using various types of trail cameras for sampling deer and wildlife.

8. KEEPING RECORDS. Lusk explains types of pond records and the benefits of keeping pond information in written form to make you a better pond manager. Lists ways to keep good records.

9. A DAY IN THE LIFE OF THE CREW. Dakota Raab, Cornwell et.al. relate the details of a fish biology class fish shocking trip to a 185 acre HOA lake.

10. FISHERIES MANAGEMENT FOR THE MASSES. Cornwell explains the purpose of the previous fish class electrosurvey for a Home Owners Association. Discusses bio-control of water milfoil by insects.

11. SILT RETENTION PONDS. Lusk describes a new use of a small pond to trap & reduce silt and sediment prior to water runoff entering the main pond/lake. Provides design ideas.

12. POND BOSS VI. Program highlights for the 2015 Pond Boss Conference in Texas.

13. SUPPLEMENTAL WATER. Otto tells of ways how to get more water into a low level pond. Important items to consider when building a pond and how to evaluate the cost of keeping a leaky pond full of water and not money.

14. BLUEGILL TIDBITS. West describes some bluegill feeding, recruitment, and harvest research studies to obtain fishery goals. Includes fish nest management and habitat requirements of fry.


INDEX POND BOSS 2014
Pond to Plate was not indexed

Algae beneficial amount Q-A Nov-Dec 14
Angling trip memories Sep-Oct 14
Animal predation of fish Sep-Oct 14
Animal snares May-Jun 14
Bacteria cycles in pond Jan-Feb 14
Bacterial infection of fish Q-A Sep-Oct 14
Bass behavior woody habitat Mar-Apr 14
Bass improve growth Nov-Dec 14
Bass induced spawning Jan-Feb 14
Bass std length weight Q-A Jul-Aug 14
Bass population survey Nov-Dec 14
Bass pounds per acre Q-A Sep-Oct 14
Bass sexing Q-A May-Jun 14
Beaver activity signs Jan-Feb 14
Beaver burrow impacts May-Jun 14
Bio control milfoil Nov-Dec 14
Bluegill expected grow rate Jan-Feb 14
Bluegill grow rate chart Jul-Aug 14
Bluegill harvest Q-A May-Jun 14
Bluegill hybrid growing May-Jun 14
Bluegill in woody habitat Mar-Apr 14
Bluegill std length weight Q-A Jul-Aug 14
Bluegill male spawn role Nov-Dec 14
Bluegill management Jan-Feb 14
Bluegill nest selection Nov-Dec 14
Bluegill number improve Nov-Dec 14
Bluegill spawn behaviors Mar-Apr 14
Brook trout weights Jan-Feb 14
Bryozoans Q-A Nov-Dec 14
Bullfrogs renting Q-A Mar-Apr 14
Bullhead catfish remove Q-A Nov-Dec 14
Bullhead yellow, black, brown May-Jun 14
Camera remote survey Nov-Dec 14
Cat disease transmission Jan-Feb 14
Cat domestic wildlife impact Jan-Feb 14
Catfish bullhead remove Q-A Nov-Dec 14
Catfish farming Q-A Nov-Dec 14
Catfish grow small pond Sep-Oct 14
Catfish scraped skin Q-A Sep-Oct 14
Channel catfish grow rate Jul-Aug 14
Channel catfish growing Sep-Oct 14
Channel catfish scrapes Q-A Sep-Oct 14
Chemistry report insight Sep-Oct 14
Circulators for ponds Mar-Apr 14
Core trench in river bed Mar-Apr 14
Crappie mgmt options May-Jun 14
Crappie minnow feeding Q-A Jul-Aug 14
Crappie options May-Jun 14
Crappie white, black May-Jun 14
Creek activities memories May-Jun 14
Dave Willis eulogy Mar-Apr 14
Decomposition pond bacteria Jan-Feb 14
Diagnosis fish problems Mar-Apr 14
Diffuser placement Q-A Nov-Dec 14
Disease transmission cats Jan-Feb 14
Dissolved Oxygen lethal May-Jun 14
DO tests winter May-Jun 14
Domestic cats impact wildlife Jan-Feb 14
Dredging ponds May-Jun 14
Duck feeding preferences Mar-Apr 14
Electrofishing basics Nov-Dec 14
Electrofishing class trip Nov-Dec 14
Eulogy Dr Dave Willis Mar-Apr 14
Fathead minnow Sep-Oct 14
Fathead spawn habitat Sep-Oct 14
Feral cats and wildlife Jan-Feb 14
Fertilizer lime timing Q-A May-Jun 14
Fin clipping Jul-Aug 14
Fish animal predators Sep-Oct 14
Fish attracting Q-A Mar-Apr 14
Fish balanced populations Jul-Aug 14
Fish bass pounds per acre Q-A Sep-Oct 14
Fish behavior woody habitat Mar-Apr 14
Fish big in small pond Jul-Aug 14
Fish bluegill growth rates Jan-Feb 14, Jul Aug 14
Fish Bluegill harvest Q-A May-Jun 14
Fish bluegill spawn mgmt Nov-Dec 14
Fish bluegill standard weight Q-A Jul-Aug 14
Fish brook trout weights Jan-Feb 14
Fish bullheads May-Jun 14
Fish Catfish scrapes Q-A Sep-Oct 14
Fish channel catfish Sep-Oct 14
Fish crappie manage May-Jun 14
Fish diagnosis problems Mar-Apr 14
Fish diseased consume Q-A Nov-Dec 14
Fish fathead basics Sep-Oct 14
Fish fed to fish Q-A Jul-Aug 14
Fish fin clipping Jul-Aug 14
Fish food mixing Q-A Jul-Aug 14
Fish grass carp Nov-Dec 14
Fish growth & water chem Jul-Aug 14
Fish growth Nov-Dec 14
Fish harvest guidelines Mar-Apr 14
Fish hemorrhagic problem QA Sep-Oct 14
Fish hybrid bluegill May-Jun 14
Fish improve growth Nov-Dec 14
Fish in woody habitat Mar-Apr 14
Fish kill options May-Jun 14
Fish LM bass standard weight Q-A Jul-Aug 14
Fish LMbass spawning Jan-Feb 14
Fish misidentification Mar-Apr 14
Fish natural balance PSD Jul-Aug 14
Fish out of season bass spawning Jan-Feb 14
Fish pellet train Q-A Nov-Dec 14
Fish pH effects Nov-Dec 14
Fish rainbow trout weights Jan-Feb 14
Fish record keeping Nov-Dec 14
Fish redear sunfish Sep-Oct 14
Fish sampling electro shock Nov-Dec 14
Fish sampling in Peru Mar-Apr 14
Fish stocking plans Sep-Oct 14
Fish sunfish poster Q-A Jan-Feb 14
Fish tilapia mini-pond Jan-Feb 14
Fish trophy stock build plan May-Jun 14
Fish trout body condition Jan-Feb 14
Fish trout requirements Q-A Jan-Feb 14
Fish yellow perch survival Sep-Oct 14
Fishing derby Jan-Feb 14
Fishkill after May-Jun 14
Fly fishing pond Jul-Aug 14
Gammarus scuds order Q-A Mar-Apr 14
Grass carp facts Nov-Dec 14
Habitat for smallmouth Jul-Aug 14
Habitat structure goals Mar-Apr 14
Harvest bluegill Q-A May-Jun 14
Harvest fish guidelines Mar-Apr 14
Hemorrhagic fish Q-A Sep-Oct 14
Hybrid bluegill growing Jul-Aug 14
Hybrid striped bass May-Jun 14
Hybrid sunfish growing Jul-Aug 14
Insect control of milfoil Nov-Dec 14
Iron a problem Q-A May-Jun 14
Iron bacteria problem Q-A Sep-Oct 14
Jesse West endowment projects Jul-Aug 14
Largemouth bass induced spawning Jan-Feb 14
Leak fix in a lake Jul-Aug 14
Lime distribution Q-A Jan-Feb 14
Lime fertilizer timing Q-A May-Jun 14
Liner installation Jan-Feb 14
Littoral zone Q-A Jan-Feb 14
Mark – release - recapture study Jul-Aug 14
Memories pond activities Jan-Feb 14
Microbe cycles Jan-Feb 14
Morgan ponds Nov-Dec 14
Morgan Ron pond Nov-Dec 14
Multiple census study fish Jul-Aug 14
Nutrient release bacterial Jan-Feb 14
Painted turtles egg lay Q-A Sep-Oct 14
Pellet train larger fish Nov-Dec 14
Peru fish sampling Mar-Apr 14
pH too low Nov-Dec 14
Pipe drain repair Q-A Mar-Apr 14
Pipe drain types Sep-Oct 14
Plant water shield problem Q-A Jan-Feb 14
Plants for waterfowl Jul-Aug 14
Plants shallow water needs Q-A Jan-Feb 14
Pond amenities Jan-Feb 14
Pond area calculation Q-A Sep-Oct 14
Pond bacterial cycles Jan-Feb 14
Pond best habitat option Jul-Aug 14
Pond circulating options Mar-Apr 14
Pond cleanout options May-Jun 14
Pond clearing turbidity Q-A Mar-Apr 14
Pond dam rebuild Mar-Apr 14
Pond design fly fishing Jul-Aug 14
Pond drain pipe types Sep-Oct 14
Pond dredging options May-Jun 14
Pond fertility – snow May-Jun 14
Pond fishing derby Jan-Feb 14
Pond for swimming Mar-Apr 14
Pond inspirational features Nov-Dec 14
Pond leak fix Q-A Mar-Apr 14
Pond liner installation Jan-Feb 14
Pond low pH Nov-Dec 14
Pond Management learn Q-A May-Jun 14
Pond memories activities Jan-Feb 14
Pond memories brothers Mar-Apr 14
Pond Morgan Ron Nov-Dec 14
Pond multi weir Nov-Dec 14
Pond multiple benefits Sep-Oct 14
Pond noise problems Jan-Feb 14
Pond number in US Q-A Sep-Oct 14
Pond Pay fishing Q-A Jul-Aug 14
Pond potential problems Jan-Feb 14
Pond record keeping Nov-Dec 14
Pond restrictions wetland Jan-Feb 14
Pond silt retention Nov-Dec 14
Pond structure ideas Jul-Aug 14
Pond structure placement Mar-Apr 14
Pond turtles types Sep-Oct 14
Pond uninvited guests Jan-Feb 14
Pond uses small ponds Jan-Feb 14
Pond weeds as layer cake Mar-Apr 14
Ponds weir system Nov-Dec 14
Predators of fish Sep-Oct 14
Prey behavior woody structure Mar-Apr 14
Proportional stock density Jul-Aug 14
Rainbow trout weights Jan-Feb 14
Record keeping Nov-Dec 14
Redear sunfish benefits Sep-Oct 14
Scuds buying Q-A Mar-Apr 14
Sediment silt retention Nov-Dec 14
Sexing bass Q-A May-Jun 14
Ship USS Constitution Sep-Oct 14, Nov-Dec 14 Q-A
Shrimp Scuds live order Q-A Mar-Apr 14
Silt retention pond Nov-Dec 14
Siphon drain piping Sep-Oct 14
Smallmouth bass grow rate Jul-Aug 14
Smallmouth bass habitat needs Jul-Aug 14
Smallmouth with LMbass Jul-Aug 14
Smartweed Q-A May-Jun 14
Snares all about May-Jun 14
Stocking concepts Sep-Oct 14
Stream pond weirs Nov-Dec 14
Structure fly fishing Jul-Aug 14
Structure installing Mar-Apr 14
Structure woody habitat Mar-Apr 14
Sunfish poster Q-A Jan-Feb 14
Survey wildlife camera Nov-Dec 14
Swimming pond Mar-Apr 14
Tilapia production mini pond Jan-Feb 14
Tilapia stocking in TX Q-A Mar-Apr 14
Trapping snares May-Jun 14
Trip to Boston Harbor Sep-Oct 14
Triploid grass carp Nov-Dec 14
Trophy fish plan May-Jun 14
Trout standard weight Jan-Feb 14
Turtle painted eggs Q-A Sep-Oct 14
Turtles basic info Sep-Oct 14
USS Constitution ship facts Nov-Dec 14
Vegetation water shield Q-A Jan-Feb 14
Walleye grow rate Jul-Aug 14
Water amending Jul-Aug 14
Water chemistry described Sep-Oct 14
Water Chemistry pH Nov-Dec 14
Water iron well Q-A May-Jun 14
Water shield problems Q-A Jan-Feb 14
Water supplemental fill Nov-Dec 14
Waterfowl best plants Jul-Aug 14
Waterfowl improvements Mar-Apr 14
Weed mgmt grass carp Nov-Dec 14
Weeds as layer cake Mar-Apr 14
Weeds milfoil bio control Nov-Dec 14l
Weeds smartweed Q-A May-Jun 14
Weir pond system Nov-Dec 14
Wetland guidelines Jan-Feb 14
Wildlife camera survey Nov-Dec 14
Wildlife killed by cats Jan-Feb 14
Willis Dr Dave eulogy Mar-Apr 14
Winterkill facts May-Jun 14
Winterkill prevention May-Jun 14
Woody structure benefits Mar-Apr 14
Yellow perch grow rate Jul-Aug 14
Yellow perch stocking survival Sep-Oct 14

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