Bob, I agree with you. The science gives us a great foundation to build upon. The thing that I find a bit off is quoting data that is anywhere from 49 to 88 years old as the way to do things now. That would be the same as saying that if you wanted to buy a new Ford car today, the best one to get is anything from a 1934 Deluxe Ford Tudor to a 1972 Ford Pinto.

Technology has changed greatly in those intervening years, and so has what we know about ponds. The basics are there, but we have progressed so much farther past the basics. There are so many variables that weren't considered back then, it's mind boggling. What was written in stone back then may still be written in stone, but I wouldn't want to place a large wager on it.

Look at Julius Poppe. If we still went by his pond management writings for food fish in ponds, there would be no reason to stock anything other than common carp in ponds.

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