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Re: Dwightly Observations esshup #287361 04/10/12 08:44 AM
Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,739 Likes: 36 Minnesota Dwight Administrator Lunker
Dwight Administrator Lunker Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,739 Likes: 36 Minnesota	Originally Posted By: esshup Dwight, I had LMB on beds 2 days ago, cold temps and a stiff N wind has them back in deeper water and off the beds. Yes they are in turmoil for a while. Should I go or should I stay? We had 25 for a low last night. Life is Good on Bremer Pond!

Re: Dwightly Observations Dwight #287407 04/10/12 03:08 PM
Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 14,300 Likes: 450 Somerset, PA Sunil Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Hall of Fame 2014 Lunker
Sunil Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Hall of Fame 2014 Lunker Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 14,300 Likes: 450 Somerset, PA	Don't worry! I would never edit it. When you do a full screen reply, you can put in your own subject, apparently just for that post. Excerpt from Robert Crais' "The Monkey's Raincoat:" "She took another microscopic bite of her sandwich, then pushed it away. Maybe she absorbed nutrients from her surroundings."

Re: Dwightly Observations Sunil #287411 04/10/12 03:48 PM
Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,739 Likes: 36 Minnesota Dwight Administrator Lunker
Dwight Administrator Lunker Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,739 Likes: 36 Minnesota	Originally Posted By: Sunil Don't worry! I would never edit it. When you do a full screen reply, you can put in your own subject, apparently just for that post. I don't worry, I retaliate! Life is Good on Bremer Pond!

Tales From the Dwight side Dwight #287412 04/10/12 03:53 PM
Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 4,598 Likes: 37 Raymond, NE S Shorty Lunker
Shorty Lunker S Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 4,598 Likes: 37 Raymond, NE

Weekly Observations Shorty #287864 04/14/12 10:32 AM
Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,739 Likes: 36 Minnesota Dwight Administrator Lunker
Dwight Administrator Lunker Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,739 Likes: 36 Minnesota	The water temps are headed the wrong direction. There are a lot of beds in the shallows, but no one on them. Updated Weekly Life is Good on Bremer Pond!

Re: Weekly Observations Dwight #288679 04/21/12 02:47 PM
Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,739 Likes: 36 Minnesota Dwight Administrator Lunker
Dwight Administrator Lunker Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,739 Likes: 36 Minnesota	The pond remains in a holding pattern in every department. The coming week includes much warmer weather so things may start moving in the right direction again. Updated Weekly Life is Good on Bremer Pond!

Re: Weekly Observations Dwight #288728 04/21/12 09:35 PM
Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 22,032 Likes: 483 Miss. E ewest Moderator Hall of Fame 2014 Lunker
ewest Moderator Hall of Fame 2014 Lunker E Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 22,032 Likes: 483 Miss.	Expecting a big storm ?

Re: Weekly Observations ewest #288926 04/23/12 07:47 AM
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Dwight Administrator Lunker Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,739 Likes: 36 Minnesota	No storm, just warm weather. 70-80. Life is Good on Bremer Pond!

Re: Weekly Observations Dwight #289578 04/28/12 01:57 PM
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Dwight Administrator Lunker Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,739 Likes: 36 Minnesota	Air temperature at meter time was 46 degrees. Surface water temp 54 degrees. Updated Weekly Life is Good on Bremer Pond!

Re: Weekly Observations Dwight #290603 05/05/12 02:40 PM
Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,739 Likes: 36 Minnesota Dwight Administrator Lunker
Dwight Administrator Lunker Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,739 Likes: 36 Minnesota	Updated Weekly Life is Good on Bremer Pond!

Re: Weekly Observations Dwight #291472 05/12/12 02:27 PM
Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,739 Likes: 36 Minnesota Dwight Administrator Lunker
Dwight Administrator Lunker Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,739 Likes: 36 Minnesota	It looks the influx of ground water from the heavy rains of the past weekend and the warming water temperatures have affected the D.O. Not alarming, but significant. Updated Weekly Life is Good on Bremer Pond!

Re: Weekly Observations Dwight #291477 05/12/12 04:36 PM
Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 22,032 Likes: 483 Miss. E ewest Moderator Hall of Fame 2014 Lunker
ewest Moderator Hall of Fame 2014 Lunker E Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 22,032 Likes: 483 Miss.	It's hard to keep a pond at over 10 DO top to bottom for long periods during warm weather unless there is an outside influence. To much biological activity going on. Last edited by ewest; 05/12/12 04:40 PM.

Re: Weekly Observations Dwight #292687 05/19/12 10:01 AM
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Dwight Administrator Lunker Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,739 Likes: 36 Minnesota	Current D.O. and temperature readings are within a tenth or two of the 3 year mean. Clarity is 3 inches below the 3 year mean. Updated Weekly Life is Good on Bremer Pond!

Re: Weekly Observations Dwight #294310 06/02/12 12:00 PM
Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,739 Likes: 36 Minnesota Dwight Administrator Lunker
Dwight Administrator Lunker Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,739 Likes: 36 Minnesota	The water has finally started to clear up. Updated Weekly Life is Good on Bremer Pond!

Re: Weekly Observations Dwight #295154 06/09/12 09:40 AM
Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,739 Likes: 36 Minnesota Dwight Administrator Lunker
Dwight Administrator Lunker Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,739 Likes: 36 Minnesota	The pond has warmed significantly with clarity improving and D.O. increasing. The coincidence of these three variables in this manner is a fairly rare occurrence. Updated Weekly Life is Good on Bremer Pond!

Re: Weekly Observations Dwight #295162 06/09/12 10:43 AM
Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 2,587 South Dakota State University D Dave Willis Lunker
Dave Willis Lunker D Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 2,587 South Dakota State University	Must be some DO production by algae and plants, eh? We'll look for DO to decline as water temps continue to warm. You're right -- interesting little time period. Understandable but short term? Subscribe to Pond Boss Magazine From Bob Lusk: Dr. Dave Willis passed away January 13, 2014. He continues to be a key part of our Pond Boss family...and always will be.

Re: Weekly Observations Dave Willis #295411 06/11/12 01:41 PM
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Dwight Administrator Lunker Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,739 Likes: 36 Minnesota	Yes, plants are growing aggressively. It could be another one of those years when the week rake gets to do some work clearing barge paths. The high DO numbers may be short term but the plant life will be around until fall. Life is Good on Bremer Pond!

Re: Weekly Observations Dwight #295957 06/16/12 11:11 AM
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Dwight Administrator Lunker Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,739 Likes: 36 Minnesota	The hyper-DO blip has ended though DO level is still excellent. Clarity nosed down with tiny critter activities. Updated Weekly Life is Good on Bremer Pond!

Re: Weekly Observations Dwight #295995 06/16/12 09:28 PM
Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 22,032 Likes: 483 Miss. E ewest Moderator Hall of Fame 2014 Lunker
ewest Moderator Hall of Fame 2014 Lunker E Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 22,032 Likes: 483 Miss.	That's about a 25% drop in visibility. Lots of critters growing.

Re: Weekly Observations Dwight #296962 06/25/12 08:05 AM
Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,739 Likes: 36 Minnesota Dwight Administrator Lunker
Dwight Administrator Lunker Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,739 Likes: 36 Minnesota	Minimal changes this week. Updated Weekly Life is Good on Bremer Pond!

Re: Weekly Observations Dwight #297636 06/30/12 10:05 AM
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Dwight Administrator Lunker Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,739 Likes: 36 Minnesota	Our weather has been hot (90s) and very dry. Pond water temperatures have risen significantly since last week. DO in the deepest area of the pond has nose dived. Updated Weekly Life is Good on Bremer Pond!

Re: Weekly Observations Dwight #297638 06/30/12 10:19 AM
Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 2,587 South Dakota State University D Dave Willis Lunker
Dave Willis Lunker D Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 2,587 South Dakota State University	That sure shows what mother nature can do. A 3.5 ppm drop in bottom dissolved oxygen in just one week. It's not a problem, of course, as you are still at 6 and it is just the bottom. Sure is interesting to see the big drop even in a pond with such good water quality. I guess this is why you keep at this long-term effort! Subscribe to Pond Boss Magazine From Bob Lusk: Dr. Dave Willis passed away January 13, 2014. He continues to be a key part of our Pond Boss family...and always will be.

Re: Weekly Observations Dave Willis #297640 06/30/12 10:41 AM
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Dwight Administrator Lunker Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,739 Likes: 36 Minnesota	Yes, I am not worried about that bottom number because a couple feet up DO is 8 plus. The deep area only covers about 2-3% of the pond so if a fish lives there it only has to move a few feet over or up for higher DO. The next week looks all low to mid 90s for highs. Water temperatures may get to a new high this summer if the heat keeps on coming. That record is 83 degrees in the mid-depths. Life is Good on Bremer Pond!

Re: Weekly Observations Dwight #298465 07/07/12 11:09 AM
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Dwight Administrator Lunker Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,739 Likes: 36 Minnesota	It was nice being on the pond this morning in mid-70s air temps! LMB are biting like crazy!! Updated Weekly Life is Good on Bremer Pond!

Re: Weekly Observations Dwight #299173 07/13/12 04:14 PM
Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,739 Likes: 36 Minnesota Dwight Administrator Lunker
Dwight Administrator Lunker Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,739 Likes: 36 Minnesota	Updated Weekly Life is Good on Bremer Pond!