Regenerative Ranching Runs Downstream
Land management decisions have consequences – both good and bad – for your ranch’s watershed and the health of your bodies of water.
Archive Tag: pond
Think Before Putting Fish, Plants, Water and More in a Pond
People unintentionally harm pond environments by releasing inappropriate fish, dumping aquarium organisms, transferring water from a river or using contaminated equipment. Inappropriate organisms, or the microscopic hitchhikers on them, in associated water or on equipment can create havoc in a pond, such as harming desired fish populations, introducing diseases or establishing invasive species.
Dead Fish in Summer? Low Dissolved Oxygen Is Usually the Culprit
One of the most common calls we get during late summer regarding pond management is about a pond full of dead fish, and the owner wants to know what happened. People are worried the water has been poisoned and is unsafe. The vast majority of time, the fish kill is a result of low dissolved oxygen levels in the pond.
Seine Surveys Provide Insights About Fish Populations
A seine survey is a relatively easy way to learn about fish populations in impoundments and streams and to help improve management decisions. Seining is one of several fish survey techniques, which also include hook and line fishing, electrofishing, scuba diving/snorkeling, cast netting, gillnetting, hoop netting, fyke trap netting or fish trapping.
Grass Carp Is an Option to Control Aquatic Plants
This article originally appeared in the May 2017 Ag News and Views newsletter, revised 2023.
Depth, watershed considerations guide pond design
Two characteristics that should be considered before constructing a new pond are depth and watershed.
Fish Population Renovation During Drought
If your pond is low due to drought conditions, this might be the perfect time to renovate poor or marginal largemouth bass, bluegill and channel catfish populations or eliminate undesirable fish such as bullheads, common carp, warmouth and green sunfish. If your pond is dry, you will need to make plans to deepen it before stocking fish next spring when, hopefully, it’s full again.
Fish Pond Water Quality: As Simple as Chemistry 101
Water quality is one of the most overlooked aspects of pond management – until it affects fish production.
Parasite Problems in Ponds
We receive several summertime calls from fishermen asking about fish infested with parasites. Most often, they are concerned about identification of the parasite and the safety of eating parasite infected fish.
Pond Fencing
Pond fencing helps reduce erosion and improve water quality where livestock create bare banks and trails along a pond.