Pond & Lake Management
Preparing and Performing Spring Lake Work
As lake managers, the spring is our busiest time of year. It’s the best time to evaluate waterbodies with electrofishing and or other sampling gear. It is also…
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Managing Small Ponds
We have clients all throughout the Southeastern United States with waterbodies ranging from less than one acre to over 2,700 acres. There are management techniques that will be…
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Removing Various Fish Species as a Lake Management Tool
As a lake manager, growing fish is what we do, but on occasions to improve a fishery, techniques to remove fish may be required. Everyone who owns a…
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Monitoring Food Habits of Largemouth Bass
We frequently have clients ask us what their largemouth bass are eating. Through electrofishing we know what forage is available to them, but by doing a food habits…
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Fish Tagging
More and more landowners are beginning to request tagging of largemouth bass as an additional technique to document various parameters of growth and population dynamics. Some are just…
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Electrofishing
One of the best tools a lake manager has is the electrofisher, also known as The Shocker Boat. Paired with angling data, a biologist can get a very…
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Stocking Fish
One of the most common fish management techniques used today for improving fish population numbers and/or accelerating sportfish growth is to stock fish. Lake owners are always asking…
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Where Did My Fish Go?
Every year in late summer we receive phone calls, emails and texts from concerned lake owners telling us their great fishing in spring has dwindled and to some…
Pond & Lake Management
Managing the Predator Fish
When it comes to your lake and top-level predators, some lake owners may only have largemouth bass to deal with, while others may have largemouth bass, black crappie,…
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Is Moving Fish Worth It?
On occasion, we receive requests from clients to move fish from one waterbody to another for various reasons. Usually, it is to move forage or quality sport fish…
Pond & Lake Management
Spring Lake Management
Spring is the busiest time of the year for lake managers. Lake owners in the South have the luxury of working on and enjoying their lakes in winter…
Pond & Lake Management
Assessing and Improving Your Fish Habitat
Many private lake owners and some lake managers rely too much on the quick fix fish management techniques such as feeding and stocking. Both are essential to create…