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Pond Boss Articles Contents 1998

January - February 1998 : Key: Cheap structure, Lake Huites, Cormorants,

Eds Desk. E.Hedlund and K.Zwahr retire.

1. Cover Story. Homemade Habitat- How to build fish hotels for $5 or less each. Ray Scotts method.

2. Mexico Lake Like Private Pond. Large dumb & aggressive bass in Lake Huites (30000 ac)

3. Ray Scott offers new video "Great Small Waters"

4. Ask PBoss. A. Questions about a 50 yr old pond. B. Recipe for bass & full moon fishing. C. Weed that smells like skunk - Chara. D. Stocking crayfish & Gambusia.

5. Recipe: Grilled Striped Bass.

6. Know Your Pond Life. Double-crested cormorant.

7. Customers Write. Arkansas pond draws response.


Mar-Apr 98.. Key: Fertilizing, Fish feeding, Selective harvest, Bentonite,

Eds Desk. Outdoor write loses his truck & insurance did not cover some of the contents.

Cover Story. From the Bottom Up. Fertilizing is the best way to stimulate the food chain. Best ways to do it. Good fact filled article. PBoss offers a Convenient Fertilizer.

1. Well Managed Pond. Part I.Feeding Answers Many Questions. Why and How To's.

2. Part II. Selective harvest helps raise big bass.

3. Field Notes. A. Aquatic weeds get running start. B. Retail for 10"-12" LMB $9-$10 ea. C. J.Chappell use lime to improve fish growth in NC,SC,TN,GA. D. Russian predator fish the rotan.

4. Problem Solver. Betonite Plugs Leaks, Naturally. and Betonite In Action.

5. Ask PBoss. 1. 3 Fee fishing vacation Spots.

6. Recipe: No-Brainer Fish Sauce. a white sauce with sour cream, mayo, parm.cheese, onion flakes.

7. Customers Write. fish structures, keeping 12" bass to a minimum.


May-Jun 98 . Key: 6 worst weeds, Help for weeds, SMB, Grass carp.

Eds Desk. Editor adds bass against advice of M.Johnson.


1. Cover Story. The Dirty (half-) Dozen. Identifying and controlling the worst aquatic weeds.

2. Part II. Weed Problems Where to Turn for Help.


3. Well Managed Pond. Fertilizer Keeps Weeds in Check. E.Hedlund discusses how fertilizing helped control rooted plants in his 30 ac WI lake.

4. Know Pond Life. Smallmouth Plays Tiny Role. SMB description, life history, distribution, pond role, Mgmt tip.

5. Field Notes. 1. Feeding Pellets Offer Hidden Benefits. 2. Scotts time release fertilizer. 3. 60% of TX fish kills due to low dissolved oxygen. Market update on price of live adult fish.

6. Eye Opener Carp Recipe. Peppery cornmeal coating for fried fish.

7. Ask PBoss. 1. Graph used to monitor bass. 2. Fish tagging. 3. Too many fish in a small pond.

8. Grass Carp A Control Option. Survey highlights and info.


Jul-Aug 98. . Key: 5 weed tips, Carp, Improving stream productivity.

Eds Desk. Putting Ideas to Work. Hard cased rod carrier.

1. Cover Story. Spend Less Get More. 5 Simple money Saving Tips. Weed control shade cloth, L-shaped swing-out fish feeder boom, apply fertilizer, transport fingerlings, hay clears muddy water.

2. Know Pond Life. Carp Overrated AS A Villain. Description, life history, distribution, pond role, mgmt tip.

3. RECIPE: No-Sweat Summer Fish. Grilling fillets seasoned w/ salt. garlic pepper & parsley

4. Customers Write. E.Hedlunds description of food conversion efficiency of fish.

5. Ask PBoss. 1. Hybrid Stripers Find A Niche. How good are they in ponds? 2. increasing fathead spawning. 3. Reasons for undersized bass. 4. Muddy water affects fish.

6. Short Article. Sticks and Stones. Structures for improving stream productivity.


Sep-Oct 98. . Key: Animal pond Pests, Cattails,
Cover Story. Potential Pond Pests. Cormorants, beavers, otters, turtles investigated and discussed.

Editors Desk. Firewheel Fishing Club fish problems discussed.

Pond Life. Cattail Plays a Role. distribution, life history, pond role.

Field Notes. Georgia Consultant Battles Watersheild - S.O'Gorman deals with 10 ac of watersheild weeds.

RECIPE: KISS Fillets. Herb marinade w/ cornmeal coated deep fried fillets.

Customers Write. 1. Praise from WA, OH, GA, TN, AL.

Ask PBoss. 10 Ac IL lake multiple challenges & abundant crappie. 2. 50 ac lake mgmt. w/ chain pickerel 3. Large catfish & small bass.

Book Review. 2nd edition, How To Identify and Control Water Weeds and Algae.


Nov-Dec 98 . Key: Improve lake tips, home made spawn beds, hay bales & erosion.

Editors Desk. Time to Look Forward & Back.

1. Cover Story. Three For The Show. 3 Tips to protect & beautify your lake.


2. Make Your Own Spawning Bed. fishing club in NE TX improves spawning sites.

3. Hay Bales help reduce soil erosion into pond.

4. Well Managed Pond. TX fish kill catch & release research.

5. Field Notes. Purdue PhD defends new generation herbicides.

6. RECIPE. Mustard Salmon. lemon/lime, mustard & dill seasons grilled salmon.

7. Customers Write. Women also like PBoss. Requests for small pond articles.

8. Ask PBoss. 1. Looking for desirable pond plants. 2. About koi & white catfish in ponds. 3. pure FL bass in TX? 4. Mature trees on a dam a concern?

9. Editors Choice. Portable battery two Way radio examined.


POND BOSS 1998 INDEX

Basically just the articles were indexed. Topics of: Field notes, Pond to Plate, Food Recipes, Editorials, Customers letters, were not indexed. Occasionally a question with a detailed answer from Ask The Boss (Letters & emails) was indexed. A food recipe index may be created later.

The index will often have several listings for the same article such as: bass largemouth; Largemouth Bass; LMB; Fish LM bass harvest; bass thinning; management bass. This may eventually be helpful with some software that is able to search for key words.

Aerator, for livewell, Jul-Aug 98
Algae, filamentous, Chara, May-Jun 98
Animal pond Pests, Sep-Oct 98
Bass LM, catch-release tips, Nov-Dec 98
Bass LM, graph to monitor, Q-A, May-Jun 98
Bass LM, grow trophies, Mar-Apr 98
Bass, hybrid striped, Q-A, Jul-Aug 98
Bass, smallmouth, May-Jun 98
Beavers, Sep-Oct 98
Bentonite basics, Mar-Apr 98
Carp, German profile, Jul-Aug 98
Carp, grass, white amur May-Jun 98
Cattails, control Sep-Oct 98
Ceratophyllum - coontail, May-Jun 98
Chara, control May-Jun 98
Cheap structure, Jan-Feb 98
Coontail, control May-Jun 98
Cormorants, double-crested, Jan-Feb 98
Cormorants, Sep-Oct 98
Duckweed, May-Jun 98
Eichlornia water hyacinth, May-Jun 98
Erosion control – hay, Nov-Dec 98
Feeder, build floating frame, Jul-Aug 98
Feeder, build L shaped arm, Jul-Aug 98
Feeding fish benefits Mar-Apr 98
Feeding pellets to fish, Mar-Apr 98
Feeding, conversion rates, Jul-Aug 98
Fertilizer and weed control, May-Jun 98
Fertilizer, bucket applicator, Jul-Aug 98
Fertilizing, basics, Mar-Apr 98
Filamentous algae, May-Jun 98
Fish feeding benefits, Mar-Apr 98
Fish, food conversion rates Jul-Aug 98
Fish, transport aerator, Jul-Aug 98
Grass carp, weed control tips, May-Jun 98
Hay bales & erosion, Nov-Dec 98
Help for weeds, May-Jun 98
Herbicide benefits, Nov-Dec 98
Home made spawn beds, Nov-Dec 98
HSB, Q-A, Jul-Aug 98
Hybrid striped bass, Q-A, Jul-Aug 98
Hydrilla, May-Jun 98
Improving stream productivity Jul-Aug 98
Lake Huites, Mexico, Jan-Feb 98
Lake, improvement tips, Nov-Dec 98
Lemna, duckweed, May-Jun 98 98
Milfoil water, Eurasian, May-Jun 98
Myriophyllum, milfoil, Eurasian, May-Jun 98
Otters, Sep-Oct 98
Pests, pond animal, Sep-Oct 98
Radio, portable two-way, Nov-Dec 98
Selective harvest, Mar-Apr 98
Shad, gizzard, advice Q-A, Sep-Oct 98
Smallmouth bass, May-Jun 98
SMB, May-Jun 98
Soil, water holding test, Mar-Apr 98
Spawn beds, homemade, Nov-Dec 98
Structure, $5 fish hotels, Jan-Feb 98
Structure, for streams, Jul-Aug 98
Structure, spawn beds, Nov-Dec 98
Test, water retention by soil, Mar-Apr 98
Tips to improve lake, Nov-Dec 98
Turbidity, hay clarifier, Jul-Aug 98
Turtles, Sep-Oct 98
Typha, cattails, Sep-Oct 98
Water hyacinth, May-Jun 98
Water milfoil, May-Jun 98
Water retention soil test, Mar –Apr 98
Water turbidity – hay clarifier 98
Weed control by fertilizer, May-Jun 98
Weed problems, help for, May-Jun 98
Weeds cattails, Sep-Oct 98
Weeds coontail, May-Jun 98
Weeds duckweed May-Jun 98
Weeds - help for, May-Jun 98
Weeds water hyacinth, May-Jun 98
Weeds milfoil, May-Jun 98
Weeds, 6 worst, May-Jun 98
Weeds, homemade control panels, Jul-Aug 98
Weeds, identifying and controlling, May-Jun 98