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Dramatic D.O. changes observed! Updated Weekly
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Coming in from the river, eh?
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And without much change in the temps. A bloom ? Have you ever determined the DO of the river/ground water ?
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I am not sure why the D.O. changes so rapidly during the spring thaw each year. I just know that is does and must have something to do with all the water flowing in and out of the pond at that time.
The times that I have checked the D.O. in the river and in the well have been during stable periods where the river is flowing but at "normal" levels. The river has been near saturation levels and the well is always in the 2.5+- range @ 50+- degrees.
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Since the ice is no longer safe to tread upon I have switched from ice thickness to water clarity for the duration of the open water season. I took today's readings from the Barge and yes, got wet when the water came up over my boots getting to the Barge. Updated Weekly
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Was that the maiden voyage for the Barge in 2011? Did you drive over to the ice pack left on the pond?
Good morning Dave, I've checked the ships systems, and everything appears to be running normally.
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Was that the maiden voyage for the Barge in 2011? Did you drive over to the ice pack left on the pond? The Barge remained at her moorings. The water depth on the southeast quadrant is 13 feet.
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With the surface water temp at 35 that must have been cold. The DOs are leveling off.
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Finally getting some warmer water temperatures. Updated Weekly
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Seasonal retirement of the circulator:  Amphibious Mule:  Heading across the pond for D.O. readings:  Updated Weekly
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Clarity has dropped considerably and we lost some water temperature with the cold fronts haunting our area. D.O. is saturated top to bottom so the fish are happy but inactive. Updated Weekly
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We have been in an extended cold, rainy loop for several weeks. It is getting old going out there in 38-42 degree temperatures with 30 mph winds to take pond readings. Please bring on Spring or if we are skipping Spring this year, lets have some summer! Updated Weekly
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It is still a struggle to put together more than 2 days of 60 degree air temps so water warming progress is slow. Updated Weekly
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Water temps are up 8-9 degrees in one week. I am now confident in saying that spring is here! Upodated Weekly
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Holding pattern! May 14th and the air temperature out there this morning was 42 degrees.  Updated Weekly
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Dwight, we had a cold front move thru here yesterday afternoon. 1:00 p.m. temp was 81°F, 4:30 p.m. it was 58°F and raining. It's not supposed to get out of the 50's and 60's for high temps all this coming week. That'll mess up the fish spawning for sure!
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The Bluegills here are in shallow water waiting for warmer temperatures. In the meantime they are very easy to catch on a two inch jig. A few evenings ago I cast and retrieved 20 times and caught 14 8-9 inch BG. On the twentieth cast a large LMB followed and the BG quit biting. 
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Its time for the first major BG spawn of the year here. BG beds all over the place. Full moon next tues 17th.
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Subscribe to Pond Boss MagazineFrom Bob Lusk: Dr. Dave Willis passed away January 13, 2014. He continues to be a key part of our Pond Boss family...and always will be.
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Yes, a very slow spring warm-up and the forecast doesn't contain much heat for the next week.
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Temperatures are not changing much and neither is the clarity. D.O. is saturated. In other words no news to report..... Updated Weekly
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Subscribe to Pond Boss MagazineFrom Bob Lusk: Dr. Dave Willis passed away January 13, 2014. He continues to be a key part of our Pond Boss family...and always will be.
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Temps up top to bottom. Clarity up by 20 inches. D.O. saturated. Spring-Summer! Updated Weekly
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I did the pond readings and fished for a while. Crappies are on the X's and I caught another one of those giant NP. I had her by the gill cover just about ready to remove the spinner bait. She made a big lunge and got away from me taking my black titanium spinner bait in the process. Those NP are getting so big that they are hard for one man fishing alone to handle. I am not complaining, though.  Then it started raining and I returned to Business. Updated Weekly
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