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POND BOSS MAGAZINE CONTENTS 2002

January – February 2002. Key: Algae & treatment, Northern algae treatment, Pond leaks causes, Yellow perch,

Eds Desk. A Glance Back, A Look Ahead.

1. Cover Story. Get The Angle On Algae. B. Lusk. Types of algae in ponds & basic treatment techniques.

2. Northern Pond. Algae Challenges Northern Pond Owners. Advice from pros up north.

3. Ask PBoss. A. Deep water protects threadfins in GA. B. Pond depth required for raising fish in TX. C. Over stocking hurts fish populations in GA pond. D. Electroshocking may help sample elusive fish. E. Is 2 ft alligator a problem? F. Amount of fish to stock with fertilization.

4. Fixing Leaky Ponds, Part I. Tracking The problem To Its Source.

5. Know Pond Life. Yellow Perch. Description, distribution, life cycle, niche in pond.

6. OK State offers pond workshop.

7. Feds Release inpact Statement on Cormorants.

8. PBoss Extends Rod Offer.


Mar-Apr 02. Key: Liming ponds, Handling kept fish, Zebra mussels, Pond leak repair, Nine fish guidelines

Eds Desk. Spreading The Word.

1. Cover Story. Tasty Recipe For Big Fish. Basic Information on liming ponds.

2. Caring For Your Catch. Numerous ways of handling harvested fish.

3. Northern Pond. Zebra Mussel Threatens Northern Ponds. Hints for reducing spread. NOTE. These pests if introduced will live in all US waters.

4. Ask PBoss. A. What are proper pond water tests?. B. Are bullheads a problem in 20ac pond? C. Customers Write. Naturel Res. Conservation Service helped with building TX 5 ac pond. D. Readers praise.

5. Fixing Leaky Ponds, Part 2. Options Vary On Repairing Leaks.

6. Pond To Plate. Venison Roll-Ups.

7. Fishing By The Rules. Nine good fishing guidelines for Chandlers Landing Ponds.

8. In Review. 'Earth Ponds' & 'Earth Ponds Sourcebook' by T. Matson is reviewed.


May-Jun 02. Key: Selective harvest, Chain Pickerel - LMB, Golden algae, Forage stocking,

Eds Desk. Cormorant Plan Falls Short.

1. Cover Story. Selective Harvest. Pros offer advice on what fish to harvest & bag limits.

2. Article. Selective Harvest Ray Scott Style. B.A.S.S. master's tips for producing big bold bass.

3. Northern Pond. Threat Of Bass virus Spills Into MI.

4. Ask PBoss. A. Trout can feed trophy bass. B. Tips for managing coontail. C. Advice for MA trout pond. D. Specific tests for checking dark water. E. Two companies that sell water test kits. F. Proper clay content for a pond walls.

5. Readers Write. A. NY electroshocker. B. Readers praise.

6. Pond to Plate. Onion Is Magic On Fresh Fish.

7. Pond Life. Chain Pickerel Compete With Bass.

8. PBoss Special Report. Golden Algae Killing Fish In TX.

9. Managing Mini-Pond. Forage Species Should Be Stocked First.

10. B.Lusk's PBoss World Tour II. 9 Stops & highlights.

11. Editor Elected Pres. TX outdoor Writers.

Jul-Aug 02. Key: Bluegill facts, Maggot feeder, Bluegill in CO, Fishing B & B, Big Bluegill in IL, Warmouth, Pond site selection, Livestock & pond.

Eds Desk. Getting This Right.

1. Cover Story. Bullish On Bluegill. Some basic facts about bgill in ponds. Insert- Maggot Box Feeder.

2. Colorado Climate, Elevation A Challenge. M.Mitchell's version of raising bgill in CO.

3. Room With A View - And Fishing. TX bed & breakfast with 8 ac fishing lake.

4. Northren Pond. Illinois Bluegill Bonanza. T.Nyberg's version of growing large bgill.

5. Ask PBoss. A. Locate a pond builder in NC or SC. B. Placing value on a pond or lake. C. Composting coontail? D. Pond size needed for growing bgill&bass. E. What are tiny red dots in AR pond? F. Electroshocker?

6. Customers Write. A. MS 3 ac pond produces 3 lb to 10 lb bass. B. 25 ac TX lake wants help to produce 10 lb bass.

7. Pond to Plate. Sundown summer ceviehe. Low fat TX-MX fish dish.

8. Pond Life. Warmouth Not Always Welcome. Description. life history, pond role.

9. Choosing The Best Pond Site. B.Lusk.

10. Livestock Out Clean Water In.


Sep-Oct 02. Key: Snakeheads, Pond costs, Feeding fish, Northern feeding advice, Bigger LMB and trout, Blue heron, Swallows, Filter Strips, Runoff diversion, Barley straw.

Eds Desk. Predator Season.

1. Alien Fish-Eater. Snakeheads in FL & MA.

2. What Price Pond? Hints for building the correct pond and its cost.

3. Cover Story. Why Feed Your Fish? B.Lusk. Why feed and how to do it right.

4. Northern Pond. As Winter Nears, Cut back On Feed. R.Carlson's feeding advice.

5. Boosting Skinny Gamefish. Two hints for improving size of bass or trout.

6. Ask PBoss. A. Can grass carp prevent weeds?. B. Yellow cats in a pond? C. Liner w/ or w/out dirt for 0.5ac pond? D. Affect of turtles. E. Ideal pH?

7. Customers Write. A. IL 10 lb bass. B. 'Flatlanders' MS lake story.

8. Pond Boss Gets New Sister Publ. Wildlife Today.

9. Pond Life. Blue Heron A slow Predator. Description, life history, role in nature, field tip.

10. Swallows At Home on Indiana Pond. Benefit of tree and barn swallows.

11. Not-So-Welcome. Filter strips reduce nutrients from goose manure.

12. Pond to Plate. Grilled Quack-Quack.

13. Special Note. Divert Runoff to control Nutrient Loading.

14. Insert. J.Fosters advice of barley straw to control algae.

15. NY Fishing Classes To Resume. PETA over-ruled.


Nov-Dec 02. Key: Danbury Lakes, Management tips, Fish overcrowding, Smallmouth bass, Autumn management, Fatten thin bass.

Eds Desk. Carping on Mr.Rubberlips.

1. Bass Bluegill & A Cabin. Lakes of Danbury featured.

2. Farm Bill 2002 Offers $10 Billion.

3. Giant 'Gator Released.

4. Cover Story. No Time To Rest. B.Lusk. Off season pond mgmt tips: aeration, habitat, size, mapping, fish behavior, drawdown, dirt work.

5. Ask PBoss. A. IN owner of 7 ac pond & hyb stripers. B. Seeking TX advice for enlarging pond and building new pond. C. Aquamats and walleye for stunted bgill? D. Advice for yellow grubs.

6. 2002 Semi-Official PBoss Reader Survey.

7. Too Much Of A Good Thing. Overcrowding can lead to fish kill.

8. Customers Write. A. Praise from IL, IA, IN, MO, WI, TX, FL.

9. Smallmouth Not Top Choice For Ponds. Description, life cycle, role in pond, field tips.

10. Northern Pond. There's Snow End to Opportunities. S.Trava, NY. Autumn pond mgnt: liming, drawndown, heave, ice-beaters, spawning beds, fence maintenance, trace minerals, training bgill, soil samples.

11. Pond To Plate. Italian Quickie Fish.

12. Just In Time For Christmas. Fly rod offer.

13. Scoreboard: Fish 3, Anglers 0. Fish injure fishermen.

14. Thin Bass A Challenge. Hints to fatten bass.


POND BOSS ARTICLE INDEX 2002
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.

Algae & treatment, Jan-Feb 02
Algae control, barley straw, Sep-Oct 02
Algae mgmt, northern, Jan-Feb 02
Autumn management, Nov-Dec 02
Barley straw, Sep-Oct 02
Bass Average weights, Nov-Dec 02
Bass smallmouth Nov-Dec 02
Bass thin, fatten, Nov-Dec 02
Bass two tails, photo Jan-Feb 02
Big Bluegill in IL, Jul-Aug 02
Bigger LMB and trout, 2 hints, Sep-Oct 02
Birds, tree swallows Sep-Oct 02
Blue heron, Sep-Oct 02
Bluegill facts, Jul-Aug 02
Bluegill IL bonanza, Jul-Aug 02
Bluegill in CO, Jul-Aug 02
Bullhead info Q-A, Mar-Apr 02
Chain Pickerel, May-Jun 02
Chandler’s Landing Ponds-fish rules, Mar-Apr 02
Choose pond site, Jul-Aug 02
Coontail control Q-A, May-Jun 02
Danbury Lakes, Nov-Dec 02
Earth Ponds –book review, Mar-Apr 02
Fatten thin bass, Nov-Dec 02
Feeder – Maggot, Jul-Aug 02
Feeding fish tips, Sep-Oct 02
Feeding, fall winter tips, Sep-Oct 02
Filter Strips, Sep-Oct 02
Fish Food feeding tips, Sep-Oct 02
Fish kill, overcrowding, Nov-Dec 02
Fish overcrowding, Nov-Dec 02
Fish, forage stock rates, May-Jun 02
Fishing B & B, Jul-Aug 02
Fishing rules, Chandler’s Landing, Mar-Apr 02
Forage stocking, May-Jun 02
Golden algae, May-Jun 02
Handling kept fish, Mar-Apr 02
Harvest selective tips, May-Jun 02
Heron blue, Sep-Oct 02
Liming ponds, Mar-Apr 02
Livestock & pond, Jul-Aug 02
LMB fatten, Nov-Dec 02
Lucky Penny Ranch B&B, Jul-Aug 02
Maggot feeder, Jul-Aug 02
Management tips fall - winter, Nov-Dec 02
Nine fish guidelines, Mar-Apr 02
Northern algae treatment, Jan-Feb 02
Northern Feeding advice, Sep-Oct 02
Overcrowding fish, Nov-Dec 02
PB World Tour II, May-Jun 02
Pond costs, Sep-Oct 02
Pond leak repair, Mar-Apr 02
Pond leaks source, Jan-Feb 02
Pond liming details, Mar-Apr 02
Pond mgmt tips, Nov-Dec 02
Runoff diversion, Sep-Oct 02
Selective harvest tips, May-Jun 02
Shad threadfin Q-A, Jan-Feb 02
Smallmouth bass, Nov-Dec 02
Snakeheads, Sep-Oct 02
Source of pond leaks, Jan-Feb 02
Structure, cement block spawn ring, pg 12 Jul-Aug 02
Swallows tree, Sep-Oct 02
Threadfin shad Q-A, Jan-Feb 02
Tree swallows, Sep-Oct 02
Virus LMB, MI, May-Jun 02
Warmouth, Jul-Aug 02 02
Water runoff control, Sep-Oct 02
Wildlife Today intro Sep-Oct 02
World Tour II, May-Jun 02
Yellow perch, Jan-Feb 02
Zebra mussels, Mar-Apr 02