Pond Boss Forums INTRO Questions & Observations Late fall stocking

I main disadvantage to brush as dense cover is it does not last long in the pond. Smallest twigs decompose relatively quickly after a year or two and need to be periodically replaced if the goal is dense cover as reuge. Larger tree limbs work pretty good as 'fluffy' open type cover. I use twiggy tree branches placed along shore for YP egg laying habitat. Smaller twigs rarely last two years. Grass shrimp actually need and thrive best in cover that is more finely divided than twigs on tree banches. Fine structure similar to evergreen branches with the needless is better type of cover for the grass shrimp than regular tree branches. The best cover type for grass shrimp is not desired by anglers in ponds because this type of cover is hard to fish in.