Pond Boss Articles Contents 2000

January - February 2000. Key: Cormorants, Fertilizing method, Water test kit, Pond profile, Natural algae controls.

Eds Desk. Tale of two ponds.

1. Cover Story. Feds Probe Cormorants.

2. Cormorant, Q&A.

3. Take The Work Out Of Fertilizing. Clever method of distributing fertilizer.

4. Ask The P.Boss. A. Reader doesn't see fry from bgill beds. B. Request for pond specialist in upper SC. C. Query about shiners & crayfish to diversify forage. D. How well will a GA pond w/ 90% red clay hold water?

5. Pond Check Kit for 6 water tests described from Professional Lk Mgmt, MI.

6. Customers Write. A. Pond Club in IL praises Aquatic Biologists, WI. B. Praise from Blanco TX. C. Praise for B.Lusk & M. McDonald.

7. Man With A Plan. Pondmeister Profile of pond near Cincinnati,OH and his mgmt methods.

8.At Last! Control for Algae. Author from Canada describes natural control methods of algae thru nutrient control.


Mar-Apr 00. Key: Algae controls, CuSO4 vs chelated, Fish farm, Clearing turbidity, Fish-wildlife ponds.

Eds Desk. A View From Inside.

1. Cover Story. Algae Alert. Pros offer tips for the control of algae.

2. Copper Compounds and Algae--The Flip Side. Natural control reviewed & disadvantages of coppersulfate and alternative use chelated copper products. Includes 13 algae prevention tips.

3. Ready To Open A Fish Farm? Advice from Univ FL Dept. Fisheries & Aqu. Sci. Dos and Don'ts

4. Ask The P.Boss. A. Help for measuring size of a pond. B. Should I stock c.catfish if wanting to raise big bgill & a roadkill maggot feeder described. C. New 5-6 ac pond, how soon can stock bgill? D. Best place to hunt RioGrande turkeys? E. Impact of ducks in 1.5-2 ac pond? F. German Guppy?, proper structure, feeding fish, drawdown, removing sm.bass described. G. Exploring a pond liner in Victoria Australia.

5. Customers Write. A. Water dyes pros cons described. B. Sonar, C. Aerator, D. Feeding fish worked.

6. Clearing Muddy Water. How one pondowner did it.

7. Double-Duty Ponds. Ponds for fishing and wildlife,methods described.


May-Jun 00. Key: Food chain base, LMB virus, Bulrush, Budget structure, Exotics.

Eds Desk. Water quality issues ahead.

1. Cover Story. From The Bottom UP. Pond basin impt for base of fishery.

2. LMB virus in the SE.

3. Giant Bulrush. Description & role in pond.

4. Managing Mini-Pond. IN pondowner describes fish harvest from 6 year old pond.

5. Ask The P.Boss. A. Bacterial additions pros&cons by K.Duffie&B.Lusk. B. Control for creeping water primrose. C. Competent pond consultant in GA? D. Create cost effective structure for bass&bgill. E. Growth rates of F1 bass. F. Advice abt hyb.crappie, attracting waterfowl & threadfin shad. G. Are shad and crayfish good to add to forage base?

6. Customers Write. A. AL pond teaches owner lessons. B. Advice for building sm.pond in seasonal creek. C.Survival rates of pellet raised bass.

7. Feds Hold Debate on Cormorants.

8. Building Bottom Cover on a Budget.

9. Anglers, pondowners warned of exotics.


Jul-Aug 00. Proper harvest, LMB tips, Build spawn beds, Remove carp. TX LMB.

Eds Desk. From One Horse to the Web.

1. Cover Story. The Cure For Skinny Fish. Fish harvesting guidelines advice of the pros.

2. Dispelling the Myths. Tips from 'Raising Trophy Bass'.

3. Ask The PBoss. A. Redears control grubs in other fish. B. Structure for 2 ac pond & problems of hay bales. C. Disadvantages of Karmex. D. Cutrine-Plus, fertilization & aeration. E. Getting rid of tadpoles? F. Is my new pond in TN leaking?. G. Info. on drawdowns.

4. Customers Always Write. A. Bouquets from reader. B. Barbs for a cover photo. C. Poisonous snakes found in water hyacinth. D. Chart of sizes of baitfish that bass can swallow.

5. Managing Mini-Pond. How tos of building extra spawning beds for bass, bgill.

6. Removing Unwanted Carp. Good hints.

7. Texas to Chase GA Bass Record. TX trying to grow bigger bass.


Sep-Oct 00. . Forage ABC’s, Coppernose, Fish attractant, Lotus.

Eds Desk. Missing in Action.

1. Cover Story. ABC's of Forage (B.Lusk). All types of forage items for the sport fish pond. Dos&don'ts. Plus, Snack Food-Quick-fixes for bass to grow.

2. Short article about coppernose bgill.

3. Ask The P.Boss. A. Tips on fertilizing clear water. B. Killing grass & weeds prior to construction? C. Cutrine-Plus affects water bloom?

4. Customers Always Write. A. Bouquets from MI. B. Suggestion for improving PBoss.
5. Managing Mini-Pond. Aerating Old Ponds Has Its Hazards. Beware of causing a fish kill.

6. New Manmade Product Attractive to Fish. Moderately priced Fish Attractor described.

7. Know Pond Life. Lotus. Description, pond role, control.


Nov-Dec 00. Key: Fish harvest, Green sunfish, Bluegill harvest,

Eds Desk. Bang For The Buck.

1. Cover Story. Weed The Garden. Customsize fish harvest to fit your pond goals.

2. Harvest, Harvest, Harvest - A Success Story. excerpt from 'Raising Trophy Bass'.

3. Ask The PBoss. A. Add lime to change pH. B. Filamentous algae after fertilizing. C. How to deter blue heron. D. How to handle deeply hooked fish. E. Can siphon help lower water level?. F. Sonar for treating milfoil in IL. G. How much fertilizer to treat a round 3/4ac pond? H. Numbers of sunfish to stock per acre.

4. Customers Always Write. A. Golden shiners can help skinny bass. B. Large raptors deter cormorants. C. Benefits of aeration given.

5. Green Sunfish No Bargin in Pond.

6. Managing Mini-Pond. Harvesting the Bluegill Crop & Successful ways to fish them.

7. Receipt - fish frying batter with crisp, zingy flavor.

PBoss Articles Index 2000
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.

Aeration hazards, Sep-Oct 00
Aeration, old ponds, Sep-Oct 00
Algae controls, Mar-Apr 00
Algae, natural controls, Jan-Feb 00
Bacteria products Q-A, May-Jun 00
Barley straw – comment, Mar-Apr 00
Bass forage sizes, Jul-Aug, Nov-Dec 00
Bass harvest basics, Jul-Aug 00
Bass LM Trophy tips, Jul-Aug 00
Bass LM standard weights, Nov-Dec 00
Biological filtration, May-Jun 00
Bluegill angling tips, Nov-Dec 00
Bluegill coppernose Sep-Oct 00
Bluegill harvest, Nov-Dec 00
Budget structure, May-Jun 00
Build spawn beds, Jul-Aug 00
Bulrush, giant, May-Jun 00
Bulrush, May-Jun 00
Carp removal method Jul-Aug
Clearing turbidity, Mar-Apr 00
Copper, disadvantages, Mar-Apr 00
Coppernose, Sep-Oct 00
Cormorant Q&A, Jan-Feb 00
Cormorants, Fed debate, May-Jun 00
Cormorants, Fed probe, Jan-Feb 00
Crayfish, as forage, Sep-Oct 00
CuSO4 vs chelated, Mar-Apr 00
Dyes, slow growth, Mar-Apr 00
Exotics, May-Jun 00
Feeder, dead meat Q-A, Mar-Apr 00
Fertilize clear water Q-A, Sep-Oct 00
Fertilizer applicator, Jan-Feb 00
Fertilizing method, Jan-Feb 00
Fish Attractor, Sep-Oct 00
Fish farm, startup, Mar-Apr 00
Fish feeder, dead meat, Q-A Mar-Apr 00
Fish harvest, guidelines, Nov-Dec 00
Fish-wildlife combo pond, Mar-Apr 00
Food chain base, May-Jun 00
Forage, crayfish, Sep-Oct 00
Forage ABC’s, Sep-Oct 00Green sunfish, Nov-Dec 00
Grubs, Redear Jul-Aug 00
Harvest LMB, Nov-Dec 00
Heidelberg, B. profile, Jan-Feb 00
Henderson, AL pond profile, May-Jun 00
Karmex Q-A Jul-Aug 00
Lime Q-A, Nov-Dec 00
Livestock, exclusion use fence, Jan-Feb 00
LMB harvest, Nov-Dec 00
LMB tips, Jul-Aug 00
LMB virus, Dixie, May-Jun 00
Lotus, Nelumbo lutea, Sep-Oct 00
Microbes bacteria, May-Jun 00
Natural algae controls, Jan-Feb 00
Nelumbo lutea – Lotus, Sep-Oct 00
Plants bulrush, May-Jun 00
Plants, Lotus Sep-Oct 00
Pond Check, test kit, Jan-Feb 00
Pond profile, Jan-Feb 00
Pond, bottom shaping, May-Jun 00
Pond, estimate size, Mar-Apr 00
Profile – B. Heidelberg, Jan-Feb 00
Proper harvest, Jul-Aug 00
Redear, for grub removal Jul-Aug
Remove carp, Jul-Aug 00
Scirpus californicus, giant bulrush, May-Jun 00
Spawning beds homemade, Jul-Aug 00
Standard weights, LMbass, Nov-Dec 00
Structure – budget ideas, May-Jun 00
Structure fish attractor, Sep-Oct 00
Structure, spawning beds, Jul-Aug 00
Sunfish Redear, grubs Q-A, Jul-Aug 00
Trout, as bass forage, Sep-Oct 00
Turbidity, reducing, Mar-Apr 00
TX LMB, Jul-Aug 00
Vegetation – bulrush, May-Jun 00
Vegetation, 13 mgmt tips, May-Jun 00
Virus, LMB, May-Jun 00
Water dyes, Mar-Apr 00
Water test kit, Jan-Feb 00
Water wheat, bulrush, May-Jun 00
Weeds, giant bulrush May-Jun 00
Weeds, Lotus, Sep-Oct 00
Weeds Lotus Sep-Oct 00
Weeds 13 management tips, May-Jun 00
Wildlife – fish combo pond, Mar-Apr 00

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