Hello, I have a (1 surface acre/15’ deep at the center bowl) small farm pond in Northeast Ohio. It was built around 1965 according to the local “historians” and I’ve owned the farm since 1994. It has always been a great “catching” hole for kids with tons of average BG, foot long LMB, and some monster CC. My goal is to, after all of these years, put a real effort into maintaining the pond. I installed a diffusion block aeration in the late 90s; use blue/yellow pond dye in the spring and mid summer; and copper sulphate granules at times when the FA/SAV starts to take over in the shallow perimeter. I don’t see my grass carp anymore so I’ll drop in another eight foot long at the beginning of June. My end goals are: better maintenance, bigger fish, clean enough water for recreational swimming, and limiting chemical applications to the best of my ability!

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