POND BOSS MAGAZINE CONTENTS 2003 Janurary/February 2003. Key: Halter pond, Curly leaf pondweed, Key water temperatures, Lester pond, Muskrats, Invasive species, Wildlife foods, Neglected management chores. Structure – pallet reef (pg19).
1. Eds Desk: Alaska quake rocks ponds TX to PA 11/3/02.
2. LAND, WATER, BASS BLUEGILL AND A DREAM - T.Halter describes designing, building and stocking a 3 acre pond.
3. CURLY-LEAF PONDWEED GETS FAST START : Description, life history and pond tip.
4. POND OWNERS WARNED OF INVASIVE SPECIES. Tips on preventing introduction of invasive species.
5. Cover Story. WATER TEMPERATURES, NOT DATES, THE REAL KEY. by B.Lusk. Pond mgmt guidelines and things to do based on water temps during the year.
6. 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.
7. Customers Write. A. Calcium & gypsum worked to clear pond in VA., B. Fish kill described, C. PB praised, D. Great homemade pallet reef photos by R.Bowling.
8. A TENNESSEE HOME FOR FISH FOR WILDLIFE. TN woman describes building, stocking & landscaping a 2+ acre scenic wildlife pond.
9. LOOKING FOR TROUBLE BEFORE IT STARTS. What Pond Mgmt Activities Most Often Get Overlooked? Experts provide opinions.
10. MUSKRATS CAN BECOME A NUISANCE. 3 pages about muskrats and their control.
11. CORN, MILLET ATTRACT DEER, DUCKS. Veg. & food plot plantings around the pond for attracting wildlife.
12. Notice promoting TX pond mgmt workshop Mar.28-29,03 in SanMarcos.
Mar/Apr 03. Key: HOMEMADE AERATION, TAPEGRASS, NEW LAKE DESIGN, POND PLANNING, SPRING STOCKING, WALLEYE RAISING, LITTLE DUCK LAKE, SECCHI DISK DESIGN, FINESSE FISHING, Earth Ponds A-Z review.
1. Eds Desk: Greeting A New/Old Friend. M. Otto will be writing about bulding ponds in PBoss.
2. HOMEMADE AERATION ON THE CHEAP. by C.Potts. Describes a simple small scale inexpensive aerator for ponds.
3. Know Pond Life: Tapegrass - cover for fish. description, distribution, pond role, field notes.
4. TESAN STARTS GIVING SHAPE TO HIS DREAM. by B.Lusk. Description, design, and construction of F. Shelton's 53 ac lake.
5. 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".
6. Short article. FINESSE FISHING TACTICS FOR SMART FISH.
7. CUSTOMERS WRITE. A. VA pondowner describes structure in 3 ac pond. B. Pond project in NY.
8. EDITOR'S CHOICE. Book review, Earth Ponds A to Z by T.Matson.
9. CONSTRUCTION CORNER. Down To Earth by M. Otto. Preliminary advice for building a pond/lake.
10. SPRING PRIME TIME FOR STOCKING FISH. Basic stocking advice.
11. WALLEYE IN A SMALL POND PRESENT A MAJOR CHALLENGE. Cody describes Walleye stocking basics, details of proper forage and numbers management for ponds.
12. FROM START TO FINISH. LITTLE DUCK LAKE. by B.Lusk. Design & construction of a 5 ac lake.
MAY/JUN 03. Key: Vegetation control, Purple martins, Pond and lake planning, Channel catfish, Stock adult bass, Tree thinning, Moonshine lake
1. EDITOR'S DESK. Palm to Forehead. current wildlife blunders.
2. SELECTIVE VEGETATION CONTROL. by McDonald. Advice provided by M.Johnson, M.Mongin (SePro) & K.Duffie.
3. PURPLE MARTINS AND PONDS. S. Wyman. Basics of P.Martin colonies. Short article. Martin found in Bass Stomach.
4. 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.
5. CONSTRUCTION CORNER. Planning Your Plan. M.Otto. How to begin designing a pond or lake.
6. CALLING ALL CATFISH. B.LUSK. Channel cats better in ponds than blue cats.
7. STOCKING ADULT BASS. S.O'Gorman. How to's, rationale & advice for stocking adult bass.
8. CUSTOMERS WRITE. Proper liner material for ponds.
9. POND OWNER FACES DECISIONS. B.Lusk. F.Shelton has to decide about thinning trees over 1,600 ac.
10. POND BITS. A. Pond, deer, ranch seminar. B. Smart beavers in NJ. C. Nutria bounty in LA.
11. PIR 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.
JUL/AUG 03. Key: Harvest basics, Fish garden, Core trench, Trophy bass, Wheat & wildlife, Pond Dyes, Threadfin.
1. EDS DESK Somethings Fishy here...
2. 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.
2a. Suppliment Article by B.Lusk. The Fish Garden -Plant, Grow, Harvest.
3. 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?.
4. 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.
5. JUST WHAT IS A TROPHY BASS? by N.Latrona Jr. 1st in a series - Norm disscuss the various definitions a trophy bass.
6. BEYOND THE SHORELINE. Cycle Of Nutrition: Tips on planting, cutting winter wheat for wildlife by S.Wyman.
7. PONDS, MOSQUITOS, WEST NILE VIRUS & YOU. by K.Banks PhD.
8. CUSTOMERS WRITE. A. IL pond owner enjoys seeing fish feed. B. Pondowner learns & talks abt "jumper" bass.
9. MANAGING THE MINI-POND. Pond Dyes Pro's & Cons
10. DID YOU KNOW. Threadfin shad notes.
SEPT /OCT 03. Key: Harmonic stocking, Aeration surface vs bottom, Dirt moving basics, Tube fish feeder, Tree benefits, Beaver levity, Trophy bass forage, Basics of water.
1. EDS DESK. Solutions from
www.pondboss 2. 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.
3. DECISION TIME: Choose Spray Aeration Or Diffuser?
4. KEEPING THE FUN IN POND CONSTRUCTION. by M.Otto. How to start moving dirt once the planning stage is done.
5. 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?
6. BUILD A BASIC FISH FEEDER. by D.Reed. Dave describes how to build a PVC tube feeder.
7. TREES ADD AESTHETICS, FUNCTION. S.Wyman. 1st of series. The benefits provided by trees around your pond.
8. MICHIGAN AGENCY IS ON THE CASE. A very clever letter regarding beavers and state laws preventing the daming of a stream.
9. CUSTOMERS WRITE. IL pondowner stocks fingerligs.
10. TROPHY BASS REQUIRE EXTRA PREY, 2nd in series. by N.Latona Jr. Norm discusses food needed by trophy bass.
11. 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.
NOV /DEC 03. Key: Bottom aeration, Winterizing ponds, Building ponds with structure, Water chemistry basics, Pond bacteria.
1. EDS DESK. For Everything Else There's... $$$ of Hy striped bass on ice, & price of kodak moments.
2. 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.
3. DESTRATIFICATION, An insurance policy for your lake by N.Latona Jr. Norm describes the basics of bottom aeration.
4. CUSTOMERS WRITE. New York Pond Completed. Creation of 1/2 ac pond in NY described.
5. “WINTERIZING YOUR POND” by S. Wyman. Things to do to the pond in fall.
6. 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).
7. 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.
8. POND BACTERIA MAY TREAT POND ALGAE. Example of how adding bacteria cured filamentous algae problem in a small pond.
9. TOOTHY EXOTIC FOUND IN WISCONSIN. Giant snake head found in Rock Rv.
10. NORTHERN POND. WINTERIZING YOUR POND.... Some pond mgmt tips to do in late fall & winter.
11. ARTICLE. Minnesota Reader Questions DNR. Clifford Timm asks if Bgill stop growing once they start spawning. DNR responce and B.Lusks response.
POND BOSS ARTICLE INDEX 2003 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 bottom info Nov-Dec 03
Aeration low cost, Mar-Apr 03
Aeration surface vs bottom, Sep-Oct 03
Algae control – bacteria, Nov-Dec 03
Barley Straw Q-A, Jul-Aug 03
Coontail control Q-A, Jul-Aug 03
Bacteria, algae control Nov-Dec 03
Basics of water. Sep-Oct 03
Bass, adult stocking, May-Jun 03
Bass spawn temps Jan-Feb 03
Bass trophy defined, Jul-Aug 03
Bass trophy, forage, Sep-Oct 03
Beaver levity, Sep-Oct 03
Bluegill growth info MN, Nov-Dec 03
Bluegill spawn temps Jan-Feb 03
Bottom aeration, Nov-Dec 03
Building ponds with structure, Nov-Dec 03
Catfish factoids, May-Jun 03
Catfish, channel, blue, flathead, May-Jun 03
Channel catfish, May-Jun 03
Core trench, Jul-Aug 03
Curly leaf pondweed, Jan-Feb 03
Destratification, Nov-Dec 03
Dirt moving basics, Sep-Oct 03
Earth Ponds A-Z review, Mar-Apr 03
Eel grass, Mar-Apr 03
Feeder, tube fish, Sep-Oct 03
Finesse fishing, Mar-Apr 03
Fish cover, Nov-Dec 03
Fish food conversion Q-A Jan-Feb 03
Fish garden mgmt, Jul-Aug 03
Fish- harmonic stocking, Sep-Oct 03
Forage, trophy bass, Sep-Oct 03
Halter pond, Jan-Feb 03
Harmonic stocking, Sep-Oct 03
Harvest basics, Jul-Aug 03
Homemade aeration, Mar-Apr 03
Invasive species Jan-Feb 03
Lester pond, Jan-Feb 03
Little Duck Lake, Mar-Apr 03
LMB- adult stocking, May-Jun 03
LMB trophy profile, Jul-Aug 03
Microbes algae control, Nov-Dec 03
Mike Otto profile, Mar-Apr 03
Moonshine lake, May-Jun 03
Mosquitoes, West Nile, Jul-Aug 03
Muskrats Jan-Feb 03
New lake design, Mar-Apr 03
Otto, Mike profile, Mar-Apr 03
Pond – Catskills, Tuzzolino, Nov-Dec 03
Pond and lake planning, May-Jun 03
Pond bacteria, Nov-Dec 03
Pond building basics, Sep-Oct 03
Pond design planning, May-Jun 03
Pond Dyes, Jul-Aug 03
Pond mgmt neglected Jan-Feb 03
Pond planning, Mar-Apr 03
Pond water temperatures, Jan-Feb 03
Pond winterization, Nov-Dec 03
Potamogeton crispus, curlyleaf, Jan-Feb 03
Purple martins, May-Jun 03
Secchi disk design, Mar-Apr 03
Shad threadfin, Jul-Aug 03
Shelton Lake Part 1 03
Shelton Lake Part 2, May-Jun 03
Snakehead in WI, Nov-Dec 03
Soils, bottom structure, Nov-Dec 03
Soils, core trench, Jul-Aug 03
Spring stocking, Mar-Apr 03
Stock adult bass, May-Jun 03
Structure – pallet reef, Jan-Feb 03
Structure, bottom soil shapes, Nov-Dec 03
Tapegrass, Mar-Apr 03
Threadfin shad. Jul-Aug 03
Tilapia as LMB forage, Sep-Oct
Transplanting fish Q-A Jan-Feb 03
Tree benefits, Sep-Oct 03
Tree thinning, May-Jun 03
Trophy bass defined, Jul-Aug 03
Trophy bass forage, Sep-Oct 03
Tube fish feeder, Sep-Oct 03
Tuzzolino Catskills pond, Nov-Dec 03
Vallisneria americana, Mar-Apr 03
Vegetation control, May-Jun 03
Walleye raising, Mar-Apr 03
Water basic info, Sep-Oct 03
Water chemistry basics, Nov-Dec 03
Water temperatures Jan-Feb 03
Weeds, eel or tape grass Mar-Apr 03
Weed control, May-Jun 03
West Nile Virus, Jul-Aug 03
Wheat & wildlife, Jul-Aug 03
Wildlife attractor foods Jan-Feb 03
Winterizing ponds, Nov-Dec 03
