10-20% of pond should be dedicated to structure. Few groupings to concentrate the fish. Consider PVC vs. woody cover - snagless, last forever, and can be moved wherever you want. I have Arrowhead growing around the margins of the pond which are great and American pondweed plus a combination of Sago and Horned pondweed too. I find they are all easily managed by my GC, are easily fished through, but are abundant enough to tie up nutrients and prevent filamentous algae growth. I have noticed much stronger plantonic algae blooms though as my pond ages.


Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after. ~ Henry David Thoreau

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