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| by BJ Nick |
| BJ Nick |
We're in late stages of completing a "boathouse"+ dock, etc. for the pond (1/4 acre, middle TN). Gobs of insects everywhere, I regularly zap loads of flies and feed them to the gang. Makes me think I'd like to put up a light (or several?) to encourage insects to live their best life, then get zapped and drop into the water where my fish can enjoy them. I'm sure this is a thoroughly-explored idea, so I'd love to hear suggestions. I'm thinking right on the dock, wall of the boathouse (overlooks deck/pond. Thanks!
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| by FishinRod |
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P.S. I have unloaded boats at the dock after dark on many occasions. One bad thing is a light bulb right over the boathouse entrance or the walking path. Personally, I do not enjoy eating five gnats on every trip across the dock!
I would put one light low on the dock just above the water surface for my bug light. I would add another light (on a separate switch) for my working light for people using the dock after dark. I would place that bulb such that it "threw" light where needed, rather than directly above the working area. That way you don't have to eat bugs and you can retain some of your night vision and carry exhausted grand kids, etc. without a flashlight walking back to the cabin or car.
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| by catscratch |
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Mine is just a solar yard light (the kind you stick into the ground next to your sidewalk, in a flower bed, or facing the house. I zip-tie it to the dock facing down at the water. No "zap" to it, but bugs fall in anyway.
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| by gehajake |
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Mine is just a solar yard light (the kind you stick into the ground next to your sidewalk, in a flower bed, or facing the house. I zip-tie it to the dock facing down at the water. No "zap" to it, but bugs fall in anyway. Exact same thing I did, I have no power at the pond but picked out several pretty good and bright solar lights that point downward and hung them at the edge of the dock, a few inches above the water and they are swarming with bugs and gnats nearly all nite.
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| by AbqBrian |
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Where are you in TN? My in-laws in Bradford have two small ponds ( 1/5ac ) they're letting me play with. We're also on the schedule to have a 3/4ac pond built this fall. And it's quite lucky that there's a pond fish providing biz in Milan, about 15 miles away.
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