OK, so this may sound odd, but there is no standard protocol for what I do or how I help people manage lakes and land. When I go to an initial consultation I don't need to sell that lake or pond or property owner a thing, cause the consultation fee takes care of that.
The first thing I do is sit down and talk with the owner for however long needed to gain all of his information about himself, his family, his personality, and then the reason why he called me out. After he is done talking I drill him with a bunch more questions, but all nonchalantly and through the course of normal conversation.
I gather every piece of information about him and then every piece of information about their body of water, the history, the present, and the future.
The pond is the simple thing to figure out, its the how to connect that particular owner intimately to that pond or lake that I figure out.
Then I go collect my data just to confirm that the fish and water quality and vegetation all line up like interpreted from our meeting. Oftentimes the owner and his family are right along for the ride, its entertainment value for them, plus relationship building.
Then I lay out a management plan that is completely customized, fully comprehendable for their capacity and 100% geared for everything they want out of their body of water. I make sure they are completely capable and comfortable with anything that is prescribed. BTW, feeding fish is actually not prescribed very often.
Its all about the owner(s). No standard protocol on what to do or how to do it.
This approach leads to 100% customer satisfaction across the board and more work than I can accomplish in my lifetime. The next 12 months are booked up solid for me and my crew. Only thing we can add are consultations en route on road trips rolling across the midwest.
