Pond Boss Forums POND CONSTRUCTION Creating habitat how much cover?

Greg

Go to the homepage and read some of the free articles. They are an incredible resource and are written by the best minds in fishery and pond management. I know a few of Bob's articles discusses cover for BG and LMB. BG like dense cover, LMB like fluffy cover. An passage from an article from Bob Lusk:

"As you focus on the lake bottom, keep in mind no more than 20 percent of your lake should have cover. A 10-acre lake needs two acres of cover, no more. Too much cover will affect population dynamics of fish. And, remember this, you need dense cover for baitfish, and "fluffy" cover for bass. Biologists tell me bass like areas near points, shallow water, quick access to deep water, with a defining structure nearby, like a tree trunk, a sharp drop, or big rock."