POND BOSS 2020 Articles
Jan – Feb 2020
Sections of Ask The Boss and Pond To Plate omitted to due time constraints
1. FLORIDA POND MAKEOVER – Lusk - Tim Stewart’s Florida 2 ponds draining and clean out.

2. ALL SUNFISH ARE BASICALLY THE SAME, RIGHT? Lusk separates them & briefly discusses each.

3. HATCHING WALLEYE IN KANSAS. Sanderson and Lusk team up to show how KS DNR grows walleye.

4. THE pH OF PONDWATER. Dr. Boyd aptly explains pH of water and affects on fish.

5. SIPHON THIS! Michael Gray fixes an old pond drain.

6. STOCKING WALLEYE Lusk advises about their stocking.

7. TROPHY HYBRID STRIPED BASS IN SMALL IMPOUNDMENTS. Beasley tells about stripers and how they compare to largemouth.

8. HUMAN INJURIES AND FATALITIES FROM WILDLIFE. Van Schalik explains.

9. WHAT NOT TO DO AT HIGHER LEVELS. Lusk tells about a pond at 10,000ft with solor power.

10. HOW TO DECIDE YOUR GOALS. Lusk explains ideas and way to do it.

11. CRASHING INTO WINTER – HOW DOES POND WATER MIX? Cornwell explains water mixing in winter.

12. IDEAS OR POND CATCH RECORD KEEPING. Lusk Photos help with record keeping.

13. DIGGING DEEP INTO WATER … LITERALLY. Otto - problems damming a problem stream bed.

14. THE FIRST INSTITUTE OF HIGHER PONDOLOGY Lusk reviews a 4 day class on management.

15. WHEN PONDS ATTACK. Dr Neal reviews harmful components of some pond waters.

16. PLANKTON – DO I REALLY NEED THEM IN MY POND. Cornwell introduces you to them.

17. LISTEN CLOSELY – “HOO HOO THAT IS CALLING TONIGHT” Birdman tells about owls.

18. WINTER YEAR CLASS . Ewest on 1st year class survival during winter.

Mar – Apr 2020
1. NEW POND OWNERS HAVE A STEEP LEARNING CURVE. Lusk recognize your knowledge limits

2. GRASS CARP. Lusk how to best use these vegetarian tools.

3. AN INTRODUCTION TO THE BIOLOGY IF CYANOBACTERIA. Dr. Richards tells the basic stuff.

4. HUMIC SUBSTANCES IN WATER. Dr.Boyd tells about these organic acids in pond water.

5. SOLAR POWER. Brian Hoffman 4 basic important starter points. More next month.

6. SPRINGTIME AND SPAWNING. Replay of a good article by Dr. Willis several fish species.

7. HELPING LAWN HELP PONDS. Harrison Davis wise lawn & landscaping best ideas around your pond.

8. PROVIDING SHELTER FOR WILDLIFE. VanSchaik good ideas for good shelter & 6 types. Unity Theory

9. COMMON CARP. Lusk give basic information.

10. FISHING AN AERATED LAKE. Lusk how bottom aeration affects summer angling.

11. MAKING A STOCKING CORRECTION. Cornwell give ideas for some stocking improvements.

12. AERATION STRATEGIES. Lusk picking one and best operation stratagey.

13. CLEARING LAND. Otto - hints and benefits of removing underbrush.

14. BROKEN LAKES. Mike Gray fixes a leaky spillway,

15. EARLY SEASON FISH MORTALITY. Dr Neal what to look for and possible fixes.

16. SPRING – ON THE WINGS OF BLUEBIRDS AND TREE SWALLOWS. Birdman tells about helping these 2.

17. SPAWN THOUGHTS, West tells about spawn hindrance of largemouth by tilapia, bluegill by yellow perch

May –Jun 2020
1. Nannobubble Technology. Lusk New aeration method for oxygenating JUST the cold deep pond layer.

2. ITS CRAYFISH SEASON. Lusk uses – benefits of crayfish in the pond fishery.

3. MISTAKES MADE MANAGING FOR TROPHY LARGEMOUTH BASS. Beasley – Numerous do’s and don’ts.

4. PHYTOPLANKTON DIE-OFFS. Dr Boyd ins and outs of DO loss due to algae.

5. SO LET’S TALK SOLAR PANELS Part 2. B. Hoffman. Panels and controllers.

6. MANAGE FOR ICE FISHING PONDS NOW. Lusk gives 11 ideas for improvements for ice fishing.

7. FRESHWATER PRAWNS – NOVEL FORAGE? Lusk - benefits and possibilities.

8. LIVESTOCK AND WILDLIFE: ARE THEY COMPATAIBLE? VanSchaik comments and experiences, pros & cons.

9. AQUATIC PLANT MANAGEMENT. Lusk plants are not the problem look for the symptoms. 4 Points

10. COMPARING FORAGE FISHES. Lusk Pros and Cons of several species.

11. DIVERSITY OF LIFE. Cornwell habitat, plants, depths, as benefits discussed.

12. CHOOSING THE BEST VENDORS. Lusk hints how to first develop a good correct detailed plan.

13. PIPE. Otto tells which pipe, experiences and hints are best for the task.

14. FIVE STAR RETREAT. Mike Gray. Builds a small lake on a 300 acre property.

15. WILD AND WACKY POND CALLS. Dr.Neal dying ducks, 40 yr old frog and far north alligator.

16. EXOTIC SPECIES Lusk tells about come common ones and how they get moved around.

17. TREE SWALLOWS, BIG BOXES, & MORE. Birdman adds more info about T.swallows and box nests.

18. SUPPLIMENTAL FEEDING. ewest looks at nutrition of pellets vs natural foods.

Jul-Aug 2020
1. THE FORGIVING DOVE. VanSchaik all about them and all their benefits.

2. PREDATOR OR PREY? Cornwell about all pond fish are prey or predator sometime.

3. WATER. Otto importance of it, behavior, under and above ground, benefits.

4. ARE YOU A HIGH VOLTAGE MANAGER? Dr Neal electroshocking fish discussion. Best harvest – Fall.

5. LEECHES HAPPEN. Cornwell some basic info on larger pond leeches.

6. TOD’S JOB. M.Gray gives the most basic needed info lesson for building a pond.

7. UNWANTED SUMMER VISITORS. Birdman protecting songbirds from visitors - detractors.

8. POND TREATMENT GONE BAD. C. Chivetta lack of information will kill fish.

9. USING FISH FROM THE OLD LAKE TO STOCK THE NEW ONE. Lusk examples of pros and cons of using old fish.

10. CHARGE CONTROLERS MADE EASY. Part3. Hoffman all about solar charge controllers.

11. STOCKING RATES. Lusk gives Old and new philosophies related to your goals.

12. BOTTOM DIFFUSED AERATION VS. HYPOLIMNETIC OXYGENATION. Goodwin. Explains the two types.

13. TYING YOUR POND PIECES TOGEETHER. Lusk many parts combine to make a “Happy Pond”.

14. OFF FLAVOR IN SPORTFISH. Dr. Boyd explains the fish flesh taste problem & offers suggestions.

15. SMALLMOUTH AND FORAGE FISH. Lusk smallie combinations, suggestions and ideas.

16. SUMMERTIME PLANT MANAGEMENT. Lusk. Dealing with those pond plants.

17. CRONICLES OF STOCKING HYBRID STRIPED BASS. Lusk. Using 1,200 fingerlings to adults.

18. WALLEYE RADIOTELEMETRY. Ewest. Results of tracking movements of stocked fish.

Sept – Oct 2020
1. USING GAME CAMERS TO SURVEY WILDLIFE. VanSchaik . Good ways to do survey & benefits.

2. FETCH – IN THE WIND AND WALKING ON ORIGINAL GROUND. Cornwell. Why fetch is important.

3. ROCKS ARE MY FRIEND . Otto. Using rocks for slowing water and reducing erosion.

4. POND INVADERS. Dr.Neal old and new info how unwanted fish can get into your pond.

5. POND VEGETATION. Cornwell. Basic info on submerged, floating and emergent pond plants.

6. THE EARTH SURGEON. Gray tells pond clay liner basics.

7. ENJOYING NATURE UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL. Birdman how to get birds in closer for a good look.

8. PUSHING THE LIMITS OF A SMALL TROPHY FISHERY. Beasley producing biggest fish in 1 ac pond.

9. ENHANCING THE GENETIC OF YOUR FISH. Lusk. More hints for producing trophies.

10. SOLAR IV. Hoffman. Sixteen great helps for better solar activity.

11. INTERRUPTING NATURE TO BUILD A LAKE? Lusk. Sometimes riparian and stream habitat is more important than eliminating it for a pond/lake.

12. THE FINE ART OF MANAGING A FISHERY. Lusk combining habitat and food chain for a better fishery.

13. GIZZARD SHAD COMPARED TO THREADFIN SHAD. Lusk compares these two forage species.

14. WATER ANALYSES BY POND OWNERS. Dr. Boyd the basic analysis needs for solving water problems.

15. PADDLEFISH. Lusk – description, features, habits, and a place to buy.

16. HOLED UP AT YOUR PLACE? Lusk – Pandemic activities with pond and observation topic ideas.

17. TRACY’S FISH KILL. Lusk – What caused it and what you can do to prevent one of yours.

18. REPRODUCTIVE VARIATION. West – things that cause yearly egg success & number of new offspring.


Nov – Dec 2020.
1. HISTORY OF ORGANIZED PREDATOR CONTROL; Part 1. VanSchaik summarizes Gov. influence 1885 to 1934.

2. CARP CONUNDRUM. Cornwell basic common carp facts, effects and consequences.

3. THE ONE DAY HUNDRED-YEAR FLOOD. Otto high water and unclogging a big drain pipe.

4. WINTER TROUT IN THE DEEP SOUTH. Dr. Neal trout ideas to grow bigger bass.

5. BIODIVERSITY. Cornwell. Logos game displays pond diversity.

6. BUILDING MY OWN POND. Mike Gray How he makes his own pond.

7. TIPS TO ATTRACTING WINER SONGBIRDS, Birdman tells how.

8. PRIVATE LAKE AT A CROSSROADS SHOWS ITS AGE. McDonald intro to problems in 96 acre Texas lake.

9. GOOD TIMES DO NOT LAST FOREVER. Beasley tells To Dos when first stocking dies of old age.

10. SO YOU WANT TO AERATE WITH SOLAR POWER: Part 5. Hoffman tells the needs of solar air system.

11. LUSK INDUCTED INTO HALL OF EXCELLENCE. Staff. American Fisheries Society recognizes Bob Lusk.

12. WATER SECRETS REVEALED. Simmsgeiger what to know when treating a pond.

13. BIOLOGY AND ART WORK TOGETHER. Lusk. Dr Wes Neal does lifelike gyotaku fish art at Leaky Art Studio.

14. WHY UNDERWATER OBJECTS APPEAR SHALLOWER THAN THEY ARE. Dr. Boyd explains light refraction.

15. PREPARING FOR YOUR POND TO YAWN. Lusk & Rayl Late season pond duties for a better pond.

16. TANNER’S BLUEBIRDS. Lusk. How to improve and increase your population of bluebirds.

17. FISH FOOD UPTAKE. Ewest. Choose the best type of pellet for specific fish.

INDEX Pond Boss Magazine 2020
Aeration bottom vs hypolimnetic Jul-Aug 2020
Aeration strategies Mar-Apr 2020
Algae – Cyanobacteria biology Mar-Apr 2020
Algae plankton die-offs May-Jun 2020
Art gyotaku Nov-Dec 2020
Bass fecundity changes Sep-Oct 2020
Biodiversity Nov-Dec 2020
Birds bluebirds Mar-Apr 2020
Birds doves biology Jul-Aug 2020
Birds owls Jan-Feb 2020
Birds see close ideas Sep-Oct 2020
Birds Tanner bluebirds Nov-Dec 2020
Birds tree swallows Mar-Apr 2020
Birds tree swallows May-Jun 2020
Birds unwanted visits Jul-Aug 2020
Birds winter attracting Nov-Dec 2020
Bluegill info Jan-Feb 2020
Camera survey game pros Sep-Oct 2020
Carp common basic info Mar-Apr 2020
Carp common problems Nov-Dec 2020
Carp conundrum Nov-Dec 2020
Clay compaction Sep-Oct 2020
Compaction for clay Sep-Oct 2020
Crappie info Jan-Feb 2020
Crawfish pond uses May-Jun 2020
Cyanobacteria intro biology Mar-Apr 2020
Cyanobacteria toxins Jan-Feb 2020
Dimictic ponds Jan-Feb 2020
Electroshocking info Jul-Aug 2020
Endozoochory egg survival Sep-Oct 2020
Fetch wind Sep-Oct 2020
Fish common carp info Mar-Apr 2020
Fish common carp Nov-Dec 2020
Fish conversion new rates Sep-Oct 2020
Fish data collection mgmt Nov-Dec 2020
Fish electroshocking mgmt Jul-Aug 2020
Fish fecundity variation Sep-Oct 2020
Fish food protein updates Nov-Dec 2020
Fish foods - feeding May-Jun 2020
Fish forages compared May-Jun 2020
Fish genetics enhanced Sep-Oct 2020
Fish gizzard & threadfin Sep-Oct 2020
Fish grass carp info Mar-Apr 2020
Fish green sunfish Sep-Oct 2020
Fish hybrid striped bass Jan-Feb 2020
Fish hybrid striped bass stocking Jul-Aug 2020
Fish kill example analysis Sep-Oct 2020
Fish mgmt artful needs Sep-Oct 2020
Fish mgmt ice fishing May-Jun 2020
Fish mortality spring Mar-Apr 2020
Fish off-flavors causes Jul-Aug 2020
Fish paddlefish Sep-Oct 2020
Fish predator or prey Jul-Aug 2020
Fish restocking old ones Jul-Aug 2020
Fish smallmouth bass forages Jul-Aug 2020
Fish spawn influence other species Mar-Apr 2020
Fish spring spawning info Mar-Apr 2020
Fish stocking corrections Mar-Apr 2020
Fish stocking rates Jul-Aug 2020
Fish sunfish types Jan-Feb 2020
Fish trophy ideas Sep-Oct 2020
Fish walleye hatching methods Jan-Feb 2020
Fish winter trout stocking Nov-Dec 2020
Fish winter year class Jan-Feb 2020
Fishery when 1st stocking dies Nov-Dec 2020
Fishing aerated ponds Mar-Apr 2020
Flood 100 year pond example Nov-Dec 2020
Forage fishes compared May-Jun 2020
Gabion water flow control Sep-Oct 2020
Genetics help ideas Sep-Oct 2020
Gizzard threadfin shads compared Sep-Oct 2020
Goals how to determine Jan-Feb 2020
Grass carp basic info Mar-Apr 2020
Green sunfish info Jan-Feb 2020
Green sunfish Sep-Oct 2020
Gyotaku art Nov-Dec 2020
Hall of Fame Lusk Nov-Dec 2020
Humic substances Mar-Apr 2020
Hybrid striped bass pond use Jan-Feb 2020
Hybrid striped bass stocking Jul-Aug 2020
Hypolimnetic aeration Jul-Aug 2020
Institute Higher Pondology 1st Jan-Feb 2020
Land clearing Mar-Apr 2020
Landscaping pond info Mar-Apr 2020
Leeches Jul-Aug 2020
Liner clay requirements Sep-Oct 2020
Livestock & wildlife May-Jun 2020
LMbass mistakes of trophies May-Jun 2020
Lusk Hall of Fame Nov-Dec 2020
Morning doves biology Jul-Aug 2020
Naegleria fowleri amoeba Jan-Feb 2020
Nanobubble technology May-Jun 2020
Overflow structures & pipes May-Jun 2020
Paddlefish Sep-Oct 2020
pH water basics Jan-Feb 2020
Phytoplankton die offs May-Jun 2020
Piping pond May-Jun 2020
Plankton benefits in ponds Jan-Feb 2020
Plant mgmt summer Jul-Aug 2020
Pond 3 odd inhabitant stories May-Jun 2020
Pond aerated fishing Mar-Apr 2020
Pond catch records using Jan-Feb 2020
Pond diversities May-Jun 2020
Pond fall preparation Nov-Dec 2020
Pond fall winter mixing Jan-Feb 2020
Pond features combined Jul-Aug 2020
Pond goals deciding Jan-Feb 2020
Pond Gray builds Nov-Dec 2020
Pond high elevation adventures Jan-Feb 2020
Pond ice fish mgmt May-Jun 2020
Pond landscaping info Mar-Apr 2020
Pond long term mgmt ideas Nov-Dec 2020
Pond makeover in FL Jan-Feb 2020
Pond new learning curve Mar-Apr 2020
Pond notice life forms Sep-Oct 2020
Pond piping May-Jun 2020
Pond plant examples Sep-Oct 2020
Pond plant mgmt May-Jun 2020
Pond riparian better than Sep-Oct 2020
Pond rock uses Sep-Oct 2020
Pond treatment mistakes Jul-Aug 2020
Pond volume calc Nov-Dec 2020
Pond water refraction Nov-Dec 2020
Prawns freshwater May-Jun 2020
Predator conversion new rates Sep-Oct 2020
Pythiosis water mold Jan-Feb 2020
Pythium insidiosum Jan-Feb 2020
Radiotememetry walleye Jul-Aug 2020
Ransom Canyon lake Nov-Dec 2020
Redear sunfish info Jan-Feb 2020
Refracometer light measurement Nov-Dec 2020
Rock uses pond build Sep-Oct 2020
Shads gizzard threadfin compared Sep-Oct 2020
Siphon fixing Jan-Feb 2020
Smallmouth bass –forages Jul-Aug 2020
Solar controllers Jul-Aug 2020
Solar ideas 16 tips Sep-Oct 2020
Solar panels May-Jun 2020
Solar power basic use Nov-Dec 2020
Solar power panel info Mar-Apr 2020
Spillway fixing Mar-Apr 2020
Sunfish green Sep-Oct 2020
Sunfish types BG, RES, GSF, CP, WM, PSD Jan-Feb 2020
Threadfin gizzard compared Sep-Oct 2020
Toxic Cyanobacteria Jan-Feb 2020
Trophy fish needs Sep-Oct 2020
Trophy mistakes May-Jun 2020
Trout winter use Nov-Dec 2020
Vendors choosing May-Jun 2020
Walleye hatching methods Jan-Feb 2020
Walleye radio tracking Jul-Aug 2020
Walleye stocking Jan-Feb 2020
Warmouth info Jan-Feb 2020
Water humic substances Mar-Apr 2020
Water mold Pythiosis Jan-Feb 2020
Water pH basics Jan-Feb 2020
Water pond benefits features Jul-Aug 2020
Water refraction light Nov-Dec 2020
Water testing DYI Sep-Oct 2020
Weed mgmt May-Jun 2020
Weeds mgmt summer Jul-Aug 2020
Wildlife & livestock May-Jun 2020
Wildlife human injuries Jan-Feb 2020
Wildlife predator control history Nov-Dec 2020
Wildlife shelters Mar-Apr 2020
Wind fetch waves Sep-Oct 202

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