Janurary/February 2003 Eds Desk: Alaska quake rocks ponds TX to PA 11/3/02.
1. PondProfile-T.Halter describes designing, building and stocking a 3 acre pond.
2. Curly-leaf pondweed: Description, life history and pond tip.
3. Tips on preventing introduction of invasive species.
4. Cover Story. Water Temperatures by B.Lusk. Pond mgmt guidelines and things to do based on water temps during the year.
5. Ask The P.Boss. Ans to questions: A. Hints for transfering fish. B. Hints to get rid of herons. C. Protecting trees from beavers. D. Aeration&decaying duckweed. E. Contact in Va to fix leaky drain pipe. F. Food conversion vs fish sizes.
6. Customers Write. A. Calcium & gypsum worked to clear pond in VA., B. Fish kill described, C. PB praised, D. Great homemade reef photos by R.Bowling.
7. TN woman describes building, stocking & landscaping a 2+ acre scenic wildlife pond.
8. What Pond Mgmt Activities Most Often Get Overlooked?
9. 3 pages about muskrats and their control.
10. Veg. & food plot plantings around the pond for attracing wildlife.
11. Notice promoting TX pond mgmt workshop Mar.28-29,03 in SanMarcos.
March/April 03 Eds Desk: Greeting A New/Old Friend. M. Otto will be writing about bulding ponds in PBoss.
1. Homemade Aeration On The Cheap by C.Potts. Describes a simple small scale inexpensive aerator for ponds.
2. Know Pond Life: Tapegrass - cover for fish. description, distribution, pond role, field notes.
3. Texan Starts Giving Shape To His Dream. by B.Lusk. Description, design, and construction of F. Shelton's 53 ac lake.
4. ASK POND BOSS. A. Liner for 100'x200' pond w/ trout & diseases. B. Advice for controlling water moccasins. C. Hints for structure for new pond. D. Advice on using gypsum. E. When to use 75% of stocking numbers. F. How to build & use a water transparency disk "secchi disk".
5. Short article. Finesse Fishing Tactics for smart fish.
6. CUSTOMERS WRITE. A. VA pondowner describes structure in 3 ac pond. B. Pond project in NY.
7. EDITOR'S CHOICE. Book review, Earth Ponds A to Z by T.Matson.
8. CONSTRUCTION CORNER. Down To Earth by M. Otto. Preliminary advice for building a pond/lake.
9. Spring Prime Time For Stocking Fish. Basic stocking advice.
10. Walleye In A Small Pond Present A Major Challenge. by B.Cody. Walleye stocking basics and their management for ponds.
11. FROM START TO FINISH. Little Duck Lake. by B.Lusk. Design & construction of a 5 ac lake.
MAY/JUNE 03 EDITOR'S DESK. Palm to Forehead. current wildlife blunders.
1. COVER STORY. Selective Vegetation Control. by M.McD. Advice provided by M.Johnson, M.Mongin (SePro) & K.Duffie.
2. Purple Martins and Ponds. S. Wyman. Basics of P.Martin colonies. Short article. Martin found in Bass Stomach.
3. ASK POND BOSS. A. Role of bullheads (mudcats) in ponds. B. Can a dam be raised? C. Basic stocking for a 5 ac near Dallas. D. Aeration for a large lake in MS.
4. CONSTRUCTION CORNER. Planning Your Plan. M.Otto. How to begin designing a pond or lake.
5. Calling All Catfish. B.LUSK. Channel cats better in ponds than blue cats.
6. Stocking Adult Bass. S.O'Gorman. How to's, rationale & advice for stocking adult bass.
7. CUSTOMERS WRITE. Proper liner material for ponds.
8. Pond Owner Faces Decisions. B.Lusk. F.Shelton has to decide about thinning trees over 1,600 ac.
9. POND BITS. A. Pond, deer, ranch seminar. B. Smart beavers in NJ. C. Nutria bounty in LA.
10. Our Cabin On Moonshine Lake. N. Cody. Design and construction of a 30 ac lake & metal frame cabin w/ solar and wind power in Centrahoma OK.
JULY/AUGUST 03 EDS DESK Somethings Fishy here...
1. COVER STORY. Harvest Time. Learn how to hold'em, when to fillet 'em. B.LUSK. Basic concepts of when and how to harvest your fish.
1a. Suppliment Article by B.Lusk. The Fish Garden - Plant, Grow, Harvest.
2. ASK PBOSS. Barley Straw Stiffles Pond Goo. Basics of using barley straw for algae control. B. Killing Coontail. C. How to update an old lake topo map. D. Costs for a dam for a 1 ac 12' deep pond. E. Supplimental stocking for a 2 ac PA pond. F. Need to fertilize a 1 ac TX pond? G. Small bream with a white lump on tail, fungus or growth? H. Is my pond leaking?.
3. Talking Dirty: Soils for The Core Trench. M.Otto discusses the proper soils to build a core trench, what a core trench is and its proper design & construction.
4. 1st in a series. Just What Is A TROPHY BASS? by N.Latrona Jr. Norm disscuss the various definitions a trophy bass.
5. BEYOND THE SHORELINE. Cycle Of Nutrition: Tips on planting, cutting winter wheat for wildlife by S.Wyman.
6. Ponds, Mosquitos, West Nile Virus & You by K.Banks PhD.
CUSTOMERS WRITE. A. IL pond owner enjoys seeing fish feed. B. Pondowner learns & talks abt "jumper" bass.
7. MANAGING THE MINI-POND. Pond Dyes Pro's & Cons
8. DID YOU KNOW. Threadfin shad notes.
SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 03 EDS DESK. Solutions from
www.pondboss 1. COVER STORY. Balancing Act. Stocking strategies to create fish populations in harmony by B.Lusk. Bob uses two examples of how a proper fish stocking can go askew.
2. Choose Spray Aeration Or Diffuser?
3. Keeping The Fun In Pond Construction by M.Otto. How to start moving dirt once the planning stage is done.
4. ASK PBoss. A. Too much algae moss in OK pond. B. Leaky OK pond. C. Why not crappie in a 3/4 ac TX pond?. D. TN bass hard to catch. E. Do bullrushes have a benefit in CO pond?
5. Build A Basic Fish Feeder, by D.Reed. Dave describes how to build a PVC tube feeder.
6. Trees And Asthetics, Function. S.Wyman. 1st of series. The benefits provided by trees around your pond.
7. Michigan Agency Is On The Case. A very clever letter regarding beavers and state laws preventing the daming of a stream.
8.CUSTOMERS WRITE. IL pondowner stocks fingerligs.
9. Trophy Bass Reqire Extra Prey; 2nd in series. by N.Latona Jr. Norm discusses food needed by trophy bass.
10. How Does Your Water Work? Universal solvent is the basis of your pond. Bob talks about some of the basic features of water in your pond.
NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 03 EDS DESK. For Everything Else There's... $$$ of Hy striped bass on ice, & price of kodak moments.
1. ASK PBOSS. A. Pondowner wants to stock gar & bowfin. B. Build a ground water pond, yes or no? C. Bgill will not eat food, why?. D. Spring fed pond in KY has trouble w/ algae. E. Dead bgill in TX with back half eaten, why?. F. Tea colored water after a rain. G. How many fish do snapping turtles eat?..H. Another Leaky pond (KS). I. Clearing a murky pond, how?. J. Pond dam seeping in TN.
2. DESTRATIFICATION, An insurance policy for your lake by N.Latona Jr. Norm describes the basics of bottom aeration.
3. CUSTOMERS WRITE. New York Pond Completed. Creation of 1/2 ac pond in NY described.
4. 'Winterizing Your Pond' by S. Wyman. Things to do to the pond in fall.
5. Moving Dirt, Creating Fish Cover. by M.Otto. Mike describes the building of B.Lusk's new ponds with a unique core trench in dam & adding fish structure (numerous photos).
6. The Universal Solvent - Water chemistry not such a dry subject, by B.Lusk. Bob explains the basics of water for fish ponds: oxygen, alkalinity, pH, hardness.
7. MANAGING MINI-POND. Pond Bacteria May Treat Pond Algae. Example of how adding bacteria cured filamentous algae problem in a small pond.
8. Short Article. Toothy Exotic Found In Wisconsin. Giant snake head found in Rock Rv.
9. NORTHERN POND. Winterizing Your Pond...
Some pond mgmt tips to due in late fall & winter.
10. Minnesota Reader Questions DNR. Clifford Timm asks if Bgill stop growing once they start spawning. DNR responce and B.Lusks response.
