Pond Boss Forums MANAGING AN EXISTING POND Evaluating and adjusting fish populations Where to begin?

Gates - The small pier should make taking the water clarity measurements easier, unless the pier only goes out to shallow water.

Camera will be helpful if you catch a fish that is an unknown.

Barley seems to work on some types of algae. I am pretty sure there some algae types that the barley biproducts have only marginal impacts upon. A lot still needs to be learned about the use of barley. As I understand it there are different types of barley and thus different strengths of the leachate biproducts.

Fishing top and bottom with different types of baits should provide a fairly good idea of what fish are in the pond. Knowing the types of fish present and their relative sizes and body condition will dictate the specific management methods. Fishing may not reveal all the types of fish present. You may not have caught an eel while fishing. Although eel are predatory.