I have a question I
think I already know the answer to, but I'm going to ask anyway, because I believe in giving everyone a fair chance.
One of my newest clients kept a log of his previous lake manager's efforts (no, I'm not going to say who, he's not here to speak for himself). Anyway, hidden among the various grass carp stockings, rotenone treatments, and copper sulfate applications were two bills for fertilization. The first was for 75 gallons, and the second, nine days later, was for an additional 85 gallons. The client told me that his lake manager told him that was all he needed for the year.
Here's the kicker. The 160 gallons of 11-37-0 was used to fertilize approximately
7 surface acres! 
Can anyone out there justify why this level of fertilizer should ever be used? The lakes were weed-free, with limited cattle access in one and frequent cattle access in the other.
Like I said, I'm trying to be objective here and not jump to conclusions. This fellow has been managing lakes in Texas for at least 40 years and seems to have a fairly satisfied client base.
My client told me that when he questioned the amount of fertilizer, the lake manager told him that he felt like his integrity was under scrutiny and that the client should find another person to work on his ponds. So he did.
The total damage was over 10k spent in the last year.
Any thoughts would be appreciated.
