I'll leave the recommendations to Cecil or other knowledgable people in your area. Regarding the magazine, click on the Pond Boss link at the bottom of this page. Then click on the link at the bottom of the page that says Free Trial issue. Or you can probably click on the Contact Us link to get your subscription questions answered. The Bluegill issue just arrived. Ask about it.

Welcome. This is a good bunch of guys. I would definitely subscribe. It answers qustions that I'm not bright enough to ask. I would also recommend buying the book by Bob Lusk titled Raising Trophy Bass even if you only want 3 pounders. It has the best water quality discussion I've seen.